Branford Center, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

6,305

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.8

9.64% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.7%

13.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$74,150

5.34% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Branford Center, CT is home to a population of 6.31k people, from which 96.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.1% of Branford Center, CT residents were born outside of the country (760 people).

In 2024, there were 14.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.24k people) in Branford Center, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 362 Other (Hispanic) and 233 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.5%

2024 Citizenship

96.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.5% of Branford Center, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Branford Center, CT was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Branford Center, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Branford Center, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.24k ± 561
Other (Hispanic)
362 ± 572
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
233 ± 180

9.94%

Hispanic Population

627 people

9.94% of the people in Branford Center, CT are hispanic (627 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Branford Center, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

12.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

760 people

8.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

509 people

As of 2024, 12.1% of Branford Center, CT residents (760 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Branford Center, CT was 8.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Branford Center, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
105 ± 74
Gulf War (1990s)
89 ± 116
Korea
36 ± 62

Branford Center, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Branford Center, CT.

Economy

The economy of Branford Center, CT employs 3.74k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Branford Center, CT were Retail Trade (595 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (538 people), and Educational Services (452 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($125,521), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,203), and Transportation & Warehousing ($92,949).

Employment

Occupations

3.74k

2024 Value

± 599

9.7%

1 Year growth

± 21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Branford Center, CT grew at a rate of 9.7%, from 3.41k employees to 3.74k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Branford Center, CT, are Management Occupations (623 people), Sales & Related Occupations (373 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (371 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Branford Center, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.74k

2024 Value

± 599

9.7%

1 Year growth

± 21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Branford Center, CT grew at a rate of 9.7%, from 3.41k employees to 3.74k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Branford Center, CT, are Retail Trade (595 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (538 people), and Educational Services (452 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Branford Center, CT, though some of these residents may live in Branford Center, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,750

Median earning men ± $13,811

$48,125

Median earning women ± $11,167

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,789), and Public Administration ($85,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,192), Manufacturing ($69,762), and Public Administration ($66,667).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Branford Center, CT was $330,600 in 2024, which is 0.994 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $291,500 to $330,600, a 13.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Branford Center, CT is 41.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Branford Center, CT have an average commute time of 26.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Branford Center, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$330,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$43,385

$1,372

Median Property Taxes

±$324

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Branford Center, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Branford Center, CT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

41.3%

Homeownership

2024

52.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 41.3% of the housing units in Branford Center, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 42%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Branford Center, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$74,150

Median Household Income

± $15,616

3.33k

Number of Households

± 547

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.33k households in Branford Center, CT grew to $74,150 from the previous year's value of $70,391.

The following chart displays the households in Branford Center, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Branford Center, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Connecticut across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.3%)
Carpooled (11.7%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)

In 2024, 71.3% of workers in Branford Center, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (10.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Branford Center, CT have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.13% of the workforce in Branford Center, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Branford Center, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Branford Center, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Branford Center, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Branford Center, CT (797 out of 6.28k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Branford Center, CT is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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