Branford, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Back to: Branford, Connecticut main profile, Connecticut, Connecticut smaller cities, Connecticut small towns, Connecticut forum, All US cities. Branford Apartments for Rent Total population: 28,969 (Urban population: 28,445, Rural population: 524 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 13,342 (12,543 occupied: 8,600 owner occupied, 3,943 renter occupied) % of renters here:   31% State:   33% Housing density: 607 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Branford, Connecticut on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Moving to Guilford, Madison or Branford Connecticut  (1 reply) Branford/shoreline rentals, short-term  (3 replies) Branford Neighborhoods?  (4 replies) Help with Branford Neighborhoods  (1 reply) lots of questions about Branford  (1 reply) I'm on my way to Branford!  (8 replies) Median contract rent in 2007: $968 (lower quartile is $816, upper quartile is $1,170) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,026 Median gross rent in Branford, CT in 2007: $1,153 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 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $329,307 (it was $171,000 in 2000) Branford:   $329,307 Connecticut:   $309,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $243,191 - $492,319 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $481,441 Here:   $481,441 State:   $418,487 Townhouses or other attached units: $245,492 Here:   $245,492 State:   $295,130 In 2-unit structures: $422,822 Here:   $422,822 State:   $295,498 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $297,228 Here:   $297,228 State:   $253,799 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $213,151 Here:   $213,151 State:   $220,717 Mobile homes: $44,482 Here:   $44,482 State:   $51,379 Household type by relationship Households: 28,399 In family households: 22,770 (5,740 male householders, 2,010 female householders) 6,283 spouses, 7,402 children (6,959 natural, 125 adopted, 318 stepchildren), 290 grandchildren, 205 brothers or sisters, 214 parents, 295 other relatives, 331 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 5,629 (1,825 male householders (1,440 living alone)), 2,983 female householders (2,623 living alone)), 821 nonrelatives In group quarters: 284 (245 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,671 2-persons, 1,886 3-persons, 1,426 4-persons, 585 5-persons, 136 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 4,063 1-person, 707 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 7 5-persons. 4,385 married couples with children. 1,161 single-parent households (249 men, 912 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: 2,014 (7.0%) (57.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Branford, CT: Less than $10,000: 22 $10,000 to $14,999: 11 $15,000 to $19,999: 11 $20,000 to $24,999: 12 $25,000 to $29,999: 12 $30,000 to $34,999: 15 $35,000 to $39,999: 19 $40,000 to $49,999: 45 $50,000 to $59,999: 11 $60,000 to $69,999: 35 $70,000 to $79,999: 27 $80,000 to $89,999: 24 $90,000 to $99,999: 27 $100,000 to $124,999: 98 $125,000 to $149,999: 156 $150,000 to $174,999: 362 $175,000 to $199,999: 646 $200,000 to $249,999: 1030 $250,000 to $299,999: 1125 $300,000 to $399,999: 1906 $400,000 to $499,999: 1126 $500,000 to $749,999: 1259 $750,000 to $999,999: 348 $1,000,000 or more: 359

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Branford: Less than $100: 19 people $100 to $149: 11 $150 to $199: 13 $200 to $249: 15 $250 to $299: 55 $300 to $349: 75 $350 to $399: 50 $400 to $449: 45 $450 to $499: 46 $500 to $549: 47 $550 to $599: 46 $600 to $649: 64 $650 to $699: 147 $700 to $749: 223 $750 to $799: 143 $800 to $899: 567 $900 to $999: 476 $1,000 to $1,249: 976 $1,250 to $1,499: 395 $1,500 to $1,999: 216 $2,000 or more: 180 No cash rent: 157

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.6%
Number of people working at home: 340 (2.2% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 13,643 (88%)
• Carpooled: 1,054 (7%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 109 (1%)
• Railroad: 203 (1%)
• Bicycle: 28 (0%)
• Walked: 118 (1%)
• Other means: 44 (0%)
• Worked at home: 340 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 543 $10,000 to $14,999: 627 $15,000 to $19,999: 455 $20,000 to $24,999: 620 $25,000 to $29,999: 607 $30,000 to $34,999: 768 $35,000 to $39,999: 618 $40,000 to $44,999: 597 $45,000 to $49,999: 630 $50,000 to $59,999: 1033 $60,000 to $74,999: 1641 $75,000 to $99,999: 1969 $100,000 to $124,999: 955 $125,000 to $149,999: 535 $150,000 to $199,999: 499 $200,000 or more: 461

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 7818

Irish: 3839

English: 2227

Other groups: 1992

German: 1833

Polish: 1499

United States or American: 825

French (except Basque): 641

Swedish: 528

French Canadian: 421

Scottish: 418

Russian: 374

Scotch-Irish: 308

Lithuanian: 268

Ukrainian: 200

Hungarian: 196

Greek: 187

Portuguese: 121

Canadian: 119

Dutch: 119

European: 116

British: 116

Arab:: 100

Lebanese: 89

Eastern European: 82

Finnish: 73

Danish: 65

Welsh: 63

Norwegian: 59

Yugoslavian: 52

Croatian: 47

Albanian: 46

Austrian: 45

Northern European: 38

Scandinavian: 38

Slovak: 33

Romanian: 31

Swiss: 30

Subsaharan African:: 28

Bulgarian: 28

Belgian: 27

Czech: 27

Australian: 24

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 23

Cape Verdean: 23

Armenian: 22

Turkish: 22

Czechoslovakian: 19

West Indian: 12

Syrian: 11

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 10

Israeli: 7

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6

Slavic: 5

South African: 5

Estonian: 5

Jamaican: 5

Celtic: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 19667
• Northeast: 4598
• 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

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 31.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 70.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $72,184
• Black householders: $91,372
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $47,548
• Asian householders: $83,075
• Two or more races householders: $76,300
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $48,010

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $358,386
• Black or African American householders: $306,583
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $264,793
• Asian householders: $321,604
• Two or more races householders: $303,887
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $223,967

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: $55,488

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Connecticut:	9.9%

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Connecticut:	11.0%

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Connecticut:	33.4%

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