Botsford vs Southport

A side-by-side comparison of Botsford and Southport: population, income, housing, and more.

Botsford and Southport are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Southport has the higher population (1,529 vs 702 in Botsford). Botsford has the higher median household income ($205,469 vs $156,750 in Southport). Southport has the higher median home value ($905,600 vs $525,000 in Botsford).

Population, income & housing

	Botsford	Southport
Population	702	1,529
Median age	41.2 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$205,469	$156,750
Median home value	$525,000	$905,600
Median gross rent	—	$3,259
Housing units	171	822
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.3%	82.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Botsford	Southport
Population	540 → 702 (+30.0%)	1,661 → 1,529 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$104,719 → $205,469 (+96.2%)	$187,917 → $156,750 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$402,100 → $525,000 (+30.6%)	$703,200 → $905,600 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$2,208 → $3,259 (+47.6%)

Botsford

Population

540702

Median household income

$104,719$205,469

Median home value

$402,100$525,000

Southport

Population

1,6611,529

Median household income

$187,917$156,750

Median home value

$703,200$905,600

Median gross rent

$2,208$3,259

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Botsford	Southport
Under 5	4.8%	2.7%
5 to 17	19.9%	18.7%
18 to 24	13.1%	5.3%
25 to 34	7.5%	3.1%
35 to 44	8.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	3.4%	7.5%
55 to 64	33.5%	28.6%
65 to 74	6.4%	10.0%
75 and over	3.1%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Botsford	Southport
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	95.5%
Black or African American	5.1%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Botsford	Southport
No high school diploma	5.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.9%	8.8%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	8.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	43.1%
Graduate or professional degree	27.3%	39.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Botsford	Southport
Drove alone	60.6%	48.5%
Carpooled	3.3%	0.5%
Public transit	0.0%	5.8%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.1%	41.1%
Other means	5.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Botsford	Southport
1-unit, detached	100.0%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	21.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Botsford	Southport
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.6%
Average household size	4.11	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	23	36
Median year structure built	1987	1966