Guilford Center, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

2,263

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

6.55%

19.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$82,273

2.84% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$582,400

0.699% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

Guilford Center, CT is home to a population of 2.26k people, from which 97% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.72% of Guilford Center, CT residents were born outside of the country (152 people).

In 2024, there were 22.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.03k people) in Guilford Center, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 90 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 41 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%

2024 Citizenship

96.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97% of Guilford Center, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Guilford Center, CT was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Guilford Center, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.03k ± 317
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
90 ± 114
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
41 ± 38

3.89%

Hispanic Population

88 people

3.89% of the people in Guilford Center, CT are hispanic (88 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Guilford 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

6.72%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

152 people

8.49%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

193 people

As of 2024, 6.72% of Guilford Center, CT residents (152 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 Guilford Center, CT was 8.49%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
25 ± 30
Gulf War (2001-)
10 ± 25
World War II
8 ± 12

Guilford Center, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Guilford Center, CT employs 1.15k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Guilford Center, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (216 people), Educational Services (167 people), and Retail Trade (147 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($164,167), Public Administration ($151,397), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,875).

Employment

Occupations

1.15k

2024 Value

± 229

−4.55%

1 Year decline

± 28.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guilford Center, CT declined at a rate of −4.55%, from 1.21k employees to 1.15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Guilford Center, CT, are Management Occupations (269 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (143 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (132 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Guilford 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

1.15k

2024 Value

± 229

−4.55%

1 Year decline

± 28.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guilford Center, CT declined at a rate of −4.55%, from 1.21k employees to 1.15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Guilford Center, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (216 people), Educational Services (167 people), and Retail Trade (147 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Guilford Center, CT, though some of these residents may live in Guilford Center, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$81,932

Median earning men ± $21,000

$45,208

Median earning women ± $4,113

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($198,750), Public Administration ($151,397), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($119,453).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,125), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,938), and Retail Trade ($24,792).

Education

The student population of Guilford Center, CT in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 2 male students and 50 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Guilford Center, CT are White (16 and 64%), Hispanic or Latino (6 and 24%), Asian (1 and 4%), and Black or African American (1 and 4%).

The largest universities in Guilford Center, CT by number of degrees awarded are TIGI Hairdressing Academy Guilford (25 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Guilford Center, CT are Hair Styling & Design (24 and 96%) and Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (1 and 4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 52 students enrolled in Guilford Center, CT, 3.85% men and 96.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 31 records, of which 96.8% were women and 3.23% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Hair Styling & Design

Most Common

24 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Guilford Center, CT was Hair Styling & Design with 24 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Guilford Center, CT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

TIGI Hairdressing Academy Guilford

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

25 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was TIGI Hairdressing Academy Guilford with 25 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 3 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Guilford Center, CT, which is 0.136 times less than the 22 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 16 degrees mean that there were 2.67 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 6 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Guilford Center, CT was $582,400 in 2024, which is 1.75 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $586,500 to $582,400, a 0.699% decrease. The homeownership rate in Guilford Center, CT is 57.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Guilford Center, CT have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Guilford Center, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$582,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$122,484

$705

Median Property Taxes

±$147

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 Guilford Center, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

57.8%

Homeownership

2024

56.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 57.8% of the housing units in Guilford Center, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Guilford 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.

$82,273

Median Household Income

± $18,673

1.22k

Number of Households

± 223

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.22k households in Guilford Center, CT grew to $82,273 from the previous year's value of $80,000.

The following chart displays the households in Guilford 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Guilford 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 (69.2%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)
Walked (7.11%)

In 2024, 69.2% of workers in Guilford Center, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who walked to work (7.11%).

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

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Guilford Center, CT have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.17% of the workforce in Guilford Center, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Guilford 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 Guilford Center, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Guilford Center, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Guilford Center, CT (148 out of 2.26k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Guilford Center, CT is White, followed by Asian 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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