Guilford Center

In South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 2,272
Median household income: $80,000
Median home value: $586,500

Located in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Guilford Center is a community with a population of 2,272. At $80,000, its median household income sits below South Central Connecticut Planning Region's $86,266.

From 2019 to 2023, Guilford Center's population declined 15.5% from 2,689 to 2,272, while its median home value rose 47.0% from $398,900 to $586,500.

The median resident is 54.3 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,272
Median age: 54.3 yrs
Median household income: $80,000
Median home value: $586,500
Median gross rent: $1,678
Housing units: 1,350
Homeownership rate: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6892,272

Median household income

$89,444$80,000

Median home value

$398,900$586,500

Median gross rent

$1,230$1,678

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,689	$89,444	$398,900	$1,230
2020	2,653	$69,531	$395,700	$1,339
2021	2,569	$66,875	$453,000	$1,379
2022	2,541	$88,850	$550,800	$1,673
2023	2,272	$80,000	$586,500	$1,678

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6418.0%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over16.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57	2.5%
5 to 17	290	12.8%
18 to 24	115	5.1%
25 to 34	194	8.5%
35 to 44	171	7.5%
45 to 54	370	16.3%
55 to 64	409	18.0%
65 to 74	296	13.0%
75 and over	370	16.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,042	89.9%
Black or African American	45	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	77	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	41	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	67	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate19.7%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree26.7%

Graduate or professional degree25.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	1.7%
High school graduate	357	19.7%
Some college or associate's	476	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	483	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	464	25.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle2.6%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	878	72.7%
Carpooled	64	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	84	7.0%
Bicycle	32	2.6%
Worked from home	150	12.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	358	33.8%
15 to 29 min	430	40.6%
30 to 44 min	164	15.5%
45 to 59 min	11	1.0%
60+ min	95	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 5.5% (124 of 2,270)

	Count	Share
Family households	630	52.0%
Nonfamily households	582	48.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,212	89.8%
Vacant	138	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	736	60.7%
Renter-occupied	476	39.3%

1-unit, detached52.3%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units20.8%

5 to 19 units16.7%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	706	52.3%
1-unit, attached	128	9.5%
2 to 4 units	281	20.8%
5 to 19 units	225	16.7%
20 or more units	10	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0935020
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2805, -72.6762