Branford Center vs Orange

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

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

Orange has the higher population (14,251 vs 6,130 in Branford Center). Orange has the higher median household income ($145,625 vs $70,391 in Branford Center). Orange has the higher median home value ($466,800 vs $291,500 in Branford Center).

Population, income & housing

	Branford Center	Orange
Population	6,130	14,251
Median age	52.9 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,391	$145,625
Median home value	$291,500	$466,800
Median gross rent	$1,414	$2,016
Housing units	3,344	5,388
Homeownership rate	42.0%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	59.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branford Center	Orange
Population	6,163 → 6,130 (-0.5%)	13,934 → 14,251 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$66,742 → $70,391 (+5.5%)	$121,308 → $145,625 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$257,200 → $291,500 (+13.3%)	$389,900 → $466,800 (+19.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,281 → $1,414 (+10.4%)	$1,648 → $2,016 (+22.3%)

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

Orange

Population

13,93414,251

Median household income

$121,308$145,625

Median home value

$389,900$466,800

Median gross rent

$1,648$2,016

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branford Center	Orange
Under 5	3.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	9.6%	17.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	15.8%	6.1%
35 to 44	8.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.8%
55 to 64	16.6%	14.8%
65 to 74	13.9%	12.9%
75 and over	16.7%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branford Center	Orange
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	80.3%
Black or African American	3.5%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branford Center	Orange
No high school diploma	3.3%	3.0%
High school graduate	30.1%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	31.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branford Center	Orange
Drove alone	69.3%	74.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.6%
Public transit	3.6%	1.2%
Walked	1.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branford Center	Orange
1-unit, detached	27.7%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	31.7%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	23.2%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Branford Center	Orange
Poverty rate	14.7%	3.1%
Average household size	1.88	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1969	1963