Branford Center vs Woodmont

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

Branford Center and Woodmont 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 1,591 in Woodmont). Woodmont has the higher median household income ($89,375 vs $70,391 in Branford Center). Woodmont has the higher median home value ($452,200 vs $291,500 in Branford Center).

Population, income & housing

	Branford Center	Woodmont
Population	6,130	1,591
Median age	52.9 yrs	52.9 yrs
Median household income	$70,391	$89,375
Median home value	$291,500	$452,200
Median gross rent	$1,414	$1,879
Housing units	3,344	872
Homeownership rate	42.0%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	62.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branford Center	Woodmont
Population	6,163 → 6,130 (-0.5%)	1,596 → 1,591 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$66,742 → $70,391 (+5.5%)	$92,039 → $89,375 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$257,200 → $291,500 (+13.3%)	$345,100 → $452,200 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,281 → $1,414 (+10.4%)	$1,390 → $1,879 (+35.2%)

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

Woodmont

Population

1,5961,591

Median household income

$92,039$89,375

Median home value

$345,100$452,200

Median gross rent

$1,390$1,879

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branford Center	Woodmont
Under 5	3.5%	1.8%
5 to 17	9.6%	11.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	15.8%	8.5%
35 to 44	8.2%	8.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	16.3%
55 to 64	16.6%	17.2%
65 to 74	13.9%	17.9%
75 and over	16.7%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branford Center	Woodmont
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	89.7%
Black or African American	3.5%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branford Center	Woodmont
No high school diploma	3.3%	3.2%
High school graduate	30.1%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	34.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branford Center	Woodmont
Drove alone	69.3%	78.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	2.3%
Public transit	3.6%	3.8%
Walked	1.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.8%	1.3%
Worked from home	13.5%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branford Center	Woodmont
1-unit, detached	27.7%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	31.7%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	9.6%
20 or more units	23.2%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Branford Center	Woodmont
Poverty rate	14.7%	2.5%
Average household size	1.88	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1969	1950