Branford Center vs Quinnipiac University

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

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

Branford Center has the higher population (6,130 vs 3,821 in Quinnipiac University). Since 2019, Branford Center's population has grown faster (-0.5% vs -17.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Branford Center	Quinnipiac University
Population	6,130	3,821
Median age	52.9 yrs	20.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,391	—
Median home value	$291,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,414	—
Housing units	3,344	0
Homeownership rate	42.0%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	100.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branford Center	Quinnipiac University
Population	6,163 → 6,130 (-0.5%)	4,605 → 3,821 (-17.0%)
Median household income	$66,742 → $70,391 (+5.5%)	—
Median home value	$257,200 → $291,500 (+13.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,281 → $1,414 (+10.4%)	—

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

Quinnipiac University

Population

4,6053,821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branford Center	Quinnipiac University
Under 5	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.6%	0.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	99.2%
25 to 34	15.8%	0.2%
35 to 44	8.2%	0.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	16.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.9%	0.0%
75 and over	16.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branford Center	Quinnipiac University
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	67.7%
Black or African American	3.5%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branford Center	Quinnipiac University
No high school diploma	3.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.1%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	100.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branford Center	Quinnipiac University
Drove alone	69.3%	16.9%
Carpooled	10.5%	7.7%
Public transit	3.6%	3.2%
Walked	1.3%	37.4%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	33.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branford Center	Quinnipiac University
1-unit, detached	27.7%	—
1-unit, attached	8.5%	—
2 to 4 units	31.7%	—
5 to 19 units	9.0%	—
20 or more units	23.2%	—
Mobile home & other	0.0%	—

Poverty & households

	Branford Center	Quinnipiac University
Poverty rate	14.7%	—
Average household size	1.88	—
Mean commute (minutes)	27	11
Median year structure built	1969	—