Demographics of Guilford town, Connecticut

Guilford town, Connecticut had 22,322 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +305 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Guilford town, in four figures

22,322
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 22,108 ±27.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +305 people.; 51.1 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $137,816 ±$11,388
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.

Guilford town, Connecticut's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Guilford 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

Guilford town, Connecticut's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Guilford 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	22,017	100.0	100.0
2021	22,037	100.1	100.2
2022	22,052	100.2	100.7
2023	22,135	100.5	101.6
2024	22,262	101.1	102.5
2025	22,322	101.4	103.1

Population of Guilford town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	22,017	—
2021	22,037	+20
2022	22,052	+15
2023	22,135	+83
2024	22,262	+127
2025	22,322	+60

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.1 ±1.9: for men 49.7 ±2.8 and for women 52.1 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Guilford town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	868 ±226	3.9% ±1.0	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,740 ±488	16.9% ±2.2	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,283 ±308	5.8% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,457 ±414	15.6% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,878 ±606	31.1% ±2.7	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,882 ±592	26.6% ±2.7	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $137,816 ±$11,388, and income per person $73,138 ±$5,575, 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 Guilford town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	792 ±322	8.9% ±3.6	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	745 ±189	8.4% ±2.1	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,043 ±280	11.8% ±3.1	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	818 ±218	9.2% ±2.4	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,394 ±313	15.7% ±3.5	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,224 ±260	13.8% ±2.9	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,854 ±360	32.2% ±3.9	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 Guilford town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	624 ±175	2.8% ±0.8	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1 to 69	< 0.1% to 1.5%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	249 ±99	2.5% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	340 ±148	4.5% ±1.9	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 Guilford town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Guilford town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	9,839 ±373	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.2% ±4.8	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.8% ±2.7	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.7% ±3.6	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.3% ±2.9	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$515,800 ±$40,092	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,717 ±$128	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±2	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 Guilford town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,284 ±391	5.8% ±1.8	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,320 ±673	82.9% ±3.0	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	88 to 628	0.4% to 2.8%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	984 ±342	4.5% ±1.5	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	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	0 to 501	0% to 2.3%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	941 ±348	4.3% ±1.6	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 Guilford town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	12,188 ±789	55.1% ±3.6	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,550 ±799	34.2% ±3.6	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	288 ±135	1.3% ±0.6	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,082 ±474	9.4% ±2.1	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,142 ±276	5.2% ±1.2	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	940 ±363	4.3% ±1.6	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Guilford town among the places and towns of Connecticut

52nd 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 Guilford town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ridgefield town	25,109 ±28
Simsbury town	25,066 ±52
North Haven CDP	24,336 ±30
Windham town	23,961 ±33
Watertown town	22,253 ±28
Guilford town	22,108 ±27
Darien town	21,936 ±31
Bloomfield town	21,754 ±40
Rocky Hill town	20,880 ±34
New Canaan town	20,870 ±30
Bethel town	20,796 ±33

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Connecticut by median age
No. 14 Places in Connecticut by median household income
No. 16 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 21 Places in Connecticut by homeownership rate
No. 21 Places in Connecticut by median home value
No. 21 Places in Connecticut by per capita income

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