Branford Center vs East Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Branford Center and East Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

Branford Center and East Haven are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Haven has the higher population (27,729 vs 6,130 in Branford Center). East Haven has the higher median household income ($86,498 vs $70,391 in Branford Center). Branford Center has the higher median home value ($291,500 vs $274,900 in East Haven).

Population, income & housing

	Branford Center	East Haven
Population	6,130	27,729
Median age	52.9 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,391	$86,498
Median home value	$291,500	$274,900
Median gross rent	$1,414	$1,454
Housing units	3,344	11,863
Homeownership rate	42.0%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branford Center	East Haven
Population	6,163 → 6,130 (-0.5%)	28,742 → 27,729 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$66,742 → $70,391 (+5.5%)	$67,390 → $86,498 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$257,200 → $291,500 (+13.3%)	$212,800 → $274,900 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,281 → $1,414 (+10.4%)	$1,213 → $1,454 (+19.9%)

Branford Center

Population

6,1636,130

Median household income

$66,742$70,391

Median home value

$257,200$291,500

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,414

East Haven

Population

28,74227,729

Median household income

$67,390$86,498

Median home value

$212,800$274,900

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,454

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branford Center	East Haven
Under 5	3.5%	4.3%
5 to 17	9.6%	12.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	8.0%
25 to 34	15.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	8.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	16.6%	16.8%
65 to 74	13.9%	11.0%
75 and over	16.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branford Center	East Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	73.1%
Black or African American	3.5%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branford Center	East Haven
No high school diploma	3.3%	8.3%
High school graduate	30.1%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branford Center	East Haven
Drove alone	69.3%	80.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	6.6%
Public transit	3.6%	1.5%
Walked	1.3%	3.3%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.5%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branford Center	East Haven
1-unit, detached	27.7%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	31.7%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	23.2%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Branford Center	East Haven
Poverty rate	14.7%	8.0%
Average household size	1.88	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1969	1966