Housing density: 185 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: $1,488 (lower quartile is $1,124, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,906
Median gross rent in Guilford, CT in 2022: $1,687
Housing units in Guilford with a mortgage: 4,851 (392 second mortgage, 717 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,455
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).
92.9% of residents of Guilford speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 1,917 (8.2%)
(68.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Guilford, Connecticut
2371995 to March 2000
571990 to 1994
1171985 to 1989
1011980 to 1984
921975 to 1979
1161970 to 1974
1271965 to 1969
379Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 5,215 (18.7%)
Irish: 4,747 (17.0%)
English: 3,608 (12.9%)
German: 3,495 (12.5%)
Other: 2,564 (9.2%)
Polish: 1,337 (4.8%)
French: 898 (3.2%)
Swedish: 878 (3.1%)
United States: 798 (2.9%)
Scottish: 662 (2.4%)
Russian: 559 (2.0%)
Scotch-Irish: 464 (1.7%)
French Canadian: 420 (1.5%)
Dutch: 316 (1.1%)
Norwegian: 267 (1.0%)
Greek: 263 (0.9%)
Hungarian: 223 (0.8%)
Lithuanian: 205 (0.7%)
Danish: 166 (0.6%)
Ukrainian: 139 (0.5%)
Welsh: 126 (0.5%)
Portuguese: 122 (0.4%)
Slovak: 85 (0.3%)
Arab: 84 (0.3%)
Swiss: 82 (0.3%)
Czech: 69 (0.2%)
West Indian: 43 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African: 39 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
Guilford:
14.0% (172)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Guilford:
10.5% (129)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
Germany
Guilford:
8.1% (99)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Italy
Guilford:
7.7% (95)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Canada
Guilford:
7.2% (88)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Ecuador
Guilford:
4.6% (57)
Connecticut:
2.4% (9,020)
Ireland
Guilford:
3.9% (48)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,344)
Korea
Guilford:
3.4% (42)
Connecticut:
1.5% (5,508)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Guilford:
2.5% (31)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,599)
Netherlands
Guilford:
2.4% (30)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,303)
Sweden
Guilford:
2.3% (28)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,374)
India
Guilford:
2.1% (26)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
Taiwan
Guilford:
2.1% (26)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,106)
Poland
Guilford:
2.0% (24)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Other Northern Europe
Guilford:
1.8% (22)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,220)
Other Western Europe
Guilford:
1.6% (20)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,983)
Vietnam
Guilford:
1.5% (19)
Connecticut:
1.8% (6,680)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 13,181
Other state: 6,739
Northeast: 4,689
Midwest: 825
South: 814
West: 411
65% of Guilford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 38
7th and 8th grade: 65
9th grade: 42
10th grade: 20
11th grade: 38
12th grade, no diploma: 161
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,340
Less than 1 year of college: 359
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 806
Associate degree: 398
Bachelor's degree: 1,945
Master's degree: 990
Professional school degree: 405
Doctorate degree: 445
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 45
7th and 8th grade: 106
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 85
11th grade: 14
12th grade, no diploma: 89
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,586
Less than 1 year of college: 440
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,063
Associate degree: 753
Bachelor's degree: 1,833
Master's degree: 1,463
Professional school degree: 241
Doctorate degree: 179
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,364
One, attached: 322
Two: 257
3 or 4: 263
5 to 9: 195
10 to 19: 91
20 to 49: 41
50 or more: 172
Mobile homes: 19
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%