Housing density: 607 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $371,867.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,410 (lower quartile is $1,106, upper quartile is $1,872)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,494
Median gross rent in Branford, CT in 2022: $1,663
Housing units in Branford with a mortgage: 4,737 (431 second mortgage, 742 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,060
In family households: 686,398 (135,155 male householders, 80,594 female householders)
152,067 spouses, 248,015 children (234,078 natural, 5,289 adopted, 8,648 stepchildren), 16,153 grandchildren, 8,819 brothers or sisters, 9,694 parents, foster children, 10,947 other relatives, 19,201 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 146,881 (52,812 male householders (40,674 living alone)), 65,941 female householders (55,844 living alone)), 28,128 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 29,198 (10,313 institutionalized population)
129,243 married couples with children.
54,016 single-parent households (8,416 men, 45,600 women).
91.0% of residents of Branford speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 3,084 (10.3%)
(64.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Branford, Connecticut
3391995 to March 2000
2881990 to 1994
2951985 to 1989
1821980 to 1984
1171975 to 1979
811970 to 1974
1571965 to 1969
555Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 8,659 (24.6%)
Irish: 6,077 (17.3%)
Other: 3,616 (10.3%)
English: 3,551 (10.1%)
German: 3,262 (9.3%)
Polish: 2,143 (6.1%)
French: 1,205 (3.4%)
Swedish: 922 (2.6%)
United States: 825 (2.3%)
Scottish: 689 (2.0%)
French Canadian: 603 (1.7%)
Russian: 579 (1.6%)
Lithuanian: 417 (1.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 388 (1.1%)
Hungarian: 324 (0.9%)
Greek: 283 (0.8%)
Dutch: 280 (0.8%)
Ukrainian: 259 (0.7%)
Portuguese: 171 (0.5%)
Norwegian: 157 (0.4%)
Arab: 148 (0.4%)
Welsh: 147 (0.4%)
Danish: 144 (0.4%)
Slovak: 101 (0.3%)
Swiss: 61 (0.2%)
Czech: 46 (0.1%)
Subsaharan African: 40 (0.1%)
West Indian: 39 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
India
Branford:
12.3% (248)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
Canada
Branford:
8.5% (172)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Italy
Branford:
7.8% (158)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Poland
Branford:
6.6% (133)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Germany
Branford:
5.6% (112)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Korea
Branford:
4.6% (93)
Connecticut:
1.5% (5,508)
United Kingdom
Branford:
4.6% (92)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Branford:
3.8% (76)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Branford:
3.5% (71)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,599)
Japan
Branford:
3.1% (63)
Connecticut:
0.9% (3,472)
Other Eastern Europe
Branford:
2.7% (55)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,596)
Ireland
Branford:
2.6% (52)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,344)
Ecuador
Branford:
2.5% (50)
Connecticut:
2.4% (9,020)
Vietnam
Branford:
1.9% (39)
Connecticut:
1.8% (6,680)
Argentina
Branford:
1.9% (38)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,832)
Colombia
Branford:
1.8% (36)
Connecticut:
3.2% (12,009)
Greece
Branford:
1.6% (33)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,622)
Portugal
Branford:
1.6% (33)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,234)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 19,667
Other state: 6,755
Northeast: 4,598
Midwest: 710
South: 980
West: 467
60% of Branford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 50
7th and 8th grade: 195
9th grade: 129
10th grade: 210
11th grade: 105
12th grade, no diploma: 201
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,508
Less than 1 year of college: 671
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,253
Associate degree: 487
Bachelor's degree: 2,022
Master's degree: 979
Professional school degree: 556
Doctorate degree: 357
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 39
7th and 8th grade: 226
9th grade: 138
10th grade: 183
11th grade: 101
12th grade, no diploma: 347
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,114
Less than 1 year of college: 814
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,439
Associate degree: 768
Bachelor's degree: 2,093
Master's degree: 1,794
Professional school degree: 340
Doctorate degree: 105
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,879
One, attached: 1,766
Two: 1,023
3 or 4: 957
5 to 9: 1,081
10 to 19: 604
20 to 49: 481
50 or more: 310
Mobile homes: 241
Median worth of mobile homes: $48,661
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%