Demographics of Branford town, Connecticut

Branford town, Connecticut had 28,724 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +591 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Branford town, in four figures

28,724
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 28,217 ±32.; +2.1%
Change since July 2020: +591 people.; 54.2 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $105,225 ±$6,607
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Branford town, Connecticut's population grew 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Branford town, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Branford town, Connecticut's population grew 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Branford town, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	28,133	100.0	100.0
2021	28,122	100.0	100.2
2022	28,146	100.0	100.7
2023	28,216	100.3	101.6
2024	28,463	101.2	102.5
2025	28,724	102.1	103.1

Population of Branford town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	28,133	—
2021	28,122	−11
2022	28,146	+24
2023	28,216	+70
2024	28,463	+247
2025	28,724	+261

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 54.2 ±2.1: for men 52.4 ±2.7 and for women 55.4 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Branford town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	921 ±254	3.3% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,045 ±432	10.8% ±1.5	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,613 ±338	5.7% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,496 ±572	19.5% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,600 ±780	30.5% ±2.8	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,542 ±722	30.3% ±2.6	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $105,225 ±$6,607, and income per person $71,025 ±$5,098, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Branford town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	1,379 ±365	10.5% ±2.7	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,635 ±338	12.4% ±2.5	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,785 ±354	13.5% ±2.6	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,427 ±259	10.8% ±1.9	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,559 ±436	19.4% ±3.2	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,943 ±326	14.7% ±2.4	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,450 ±300	18.6% ±2.2	19.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Branford town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	1,641 ±549	5.9% ±2.0	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	57 to 569	1.5% to 14.4%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	502 ±207	3.8% ±1.6	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	826 ±233	7.6% ±2.0	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Branford town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Branford town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	14,254 ±537	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±1.3	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.5% ±1.7	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.5% ±2.0	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.5% ±4.0	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$401,200 ±$21,232	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,565 ±$111	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±3	1967 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Branford town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,829 ±688	6.5% ±2.4	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,404 ±964	82.9% ±3.4	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	930 ±361	3.3% ±1.3	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,196 ±398	4.2% ±1.4	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 62	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	8 to 172	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	739 ±298	2.6% ±1.1	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Branford town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	19,214 ±815	68.1% ±2.9	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,614 ±579	19.9% ±2.1	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	431 ±197	1.5% ±0.7	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,958 ±647	10.5% ±2.3	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,172 ±567	7.7% ±2.0	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	786 ±287	2.8% ±1.0	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Branford town among the places and towns of Connecticut

38th of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Branford town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Newington CDP	30,896 ±29
Vernon town	30,577 ±32
Windsor town	29,468 ±47
Cheshire town	29,040 ±58
New Milford town	28,334 ±54
Branford town	28,217 ±32
East Haven CDP	27,806 ±31
New London city	27,625 ±51
Newtown town	27,593 ±35
Westport town	27,528 ±55
Wethersfield CDP	27,250 ±35

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Branford town, Connecticut

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Connecticut by median age
No. 21 Places in Connecticut by per capita income
No. 32 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 33 Places in Connecticut by poverty rate
No. 39 Places in Connecticut by foreign-born share
No. 46 Places in Connecticut by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026