Branford Center vs Wallingford Center

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

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

Wallingford Center has the higher population (18,107 vs 6,130 in Branford Center). Wallingford Center has the higher median household income ($84,554 vs $70,391 in Branford Center). Wallingford Center has the higher median home value ($292,100 vs $291,500 in Branford Center).

Population, income & housing

	Branford Center	Wallingford Center
Population	6,130	18,107
Median age	52.9 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,391	$84,554
Median home value	$291,500	$292,100
Median gross rent	$1,414	$1,243
Housing units	3,344	8,647
Homeownership rate	42.0%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	35.2%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branford Center	Wallingford Center
Population	6,163 → 6,130 (-0.5%)	18,360 → 18,107 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$66,742 → $70,391 (+5.5%)	$67,143 → $84,554 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$257,200 → $291,500 (+13.3%)	$238,200 → $292,100 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,281 → $1,414 (+10.4%)	$1,049 → $1,243 (+18.5%)

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

Wallingford Center

Population

18,36018,107

Median household income

$67,143$84,554

Median home value

$238,200$292,100

Median gross rent

$1,049$1,243

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branford Center	Wallingford Center
Under 5	3.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	9.6%	12.8%
18 to 24	4.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	15.8%	18.5%
35 to 44	8.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.6%	11.1%
65 to 74	13.9%	12.2%
75 and over	16.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branford Center	Wallingford Center
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	71.7%
Black or African American	3.5%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branford Center	Wallingford Center
No high school diploma	3.3%	9.7%
High school graduate	30.1%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branford Center	Wallingford Center
Drove alone	69.3%	77.8%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.0%
Public transit	3.6%	0.5%
Walked	1.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branford Center	Wallingford Center
1-unit, detached	27.7%	45.3%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	31.7%	28.1%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	5.9%
20 or more units	23.2%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Branford Center	Wallingford Center
Poverty rate	14.7%	9.0%
Average household size	1.88	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1969	1959