Branford Center vs Northford

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

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

Northford has the higher population (6,161 vs 6,130 in Branford Center). Northford has the higher median household income ($104,919 vs $70,391 in Branford Center). Northford has the higher median home value ($372,100 vs $291,500 in Branford Center).

Population, income & housing

	Branford Center	Northford
Population	6,130	6,161
Median age	52.9 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,391	$104,919
Median home value	$291,500	$372,100
Median gross rent	$1,414	$1,541
Housing units	3,344	2,233
Homeownership rate	42.0%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branford Center	Northford
Population	6,163 → 6,130 (-0.5%)	6,752 → 6,161 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$66,742 → $70,391 (+5.5%)	$96,818 → $104,919 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$257,200 → $291,500 (+13.3%)	$323,200 → $372,100 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,281 → $1,414 (+10.4%)	$1,354 → $1,541 (+13.8%)

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

Northford

Population

6,7526,161

Median household income

$96,818$104,919

Median home value

$323,200$372,100

Median gross rent

$1,354$1,541

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branford Center	Northford
Under 5	3.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	9.6%	14.0%
18 to 24	4.8%	10.5%
25 to 34	15.8%	9.2%
35 to 44	8.2%	8.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	15.1%
55 to 64	16.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	13.9%	9.6%
75 and over	16.7%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branford Center	Northford
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	90.3%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branford Center	Northford
No high school diploma	3.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	30.1%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branford Center	Northford
Drove alone	69.3%	80.9%
Carpooled	10.5%	6.0%
Public transit	3.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branford Center	Northford
1-unit, detached	27.7%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	31.7%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	23.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Branford Center	Northford
Poverty rate	14.7%	3.6%
Average household size	1.88	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1969	1977