Guilford is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 21,398 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Guilford is the 49th largest community in Connecticut.

Guilford is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.15% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Guilford is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Guilford who work in management occupations (14.98%), office and administrative support jobs (12.86%), and sales jobs (11.68%).

Also of interest is that Guilford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Guilford is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Guilford is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Guilford really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Guilford perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Guilford are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Guilford Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Guilford, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Guilford is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 49.95% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Guilford in 2000 was $37,161, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,644 for a family of four. However, Guilford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Guilford home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Guilford is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Guilford include Italian, Irish, English, German, Polish, Swedish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Guilford is English. Some people also speak Spanish.