North Branford is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 13,906 people and two constituent neighborhoods, North Branford is the 76th largest community in Connecticut.

North Branford is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, North Branford is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Branford who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.44%), sales jobs (11.90%), and management occupations (8.44%).

In addition, North Branford 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, North Branford 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, North Branford really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is North Branford 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.

North Branford is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.7% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in North Branford.

As is often the case in a small town, North Branford doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

North Branford Information and Demographics

The overall education level of North Branford citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 27.81% of adults in North Branford have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in North Branford in 2000 was $28,542, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,168 for a family of four. However, North Branford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in North Branford is English. Some people also speak Italian.