South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT elected officials: mayors, selectmen, councils, school boards and registrars
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in South Central Connecticut Planning Region: 309 seats on 50 elected bodies. 26 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Who lives in each of the 14 school districts (Census figures)
School district
People
Median household income
Below the poverty line
Without health insurance
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Bethany School District
5,288
$166,236
2.3%
1%
0%
Branford School District
28,217
$105,225
5.9%
2.5%
50.7%
East Haven School District
27,806
$94,628
7.2%
6.9%
58.9%
Guilford School District
22,108
$137,816
2.8%
2.1%
47.4%
Hamden School District
61,045
$98,306
9.3%
4.8%
50.9%
Madison School District
17,616
$167,442
3.6%
0.7%
44%
Meriden School District
60,545
$71,253
13.2%
5.7%
53.4%
Milford School District
52,684
$110,669
5.1%
2.5%
51.3%
North Branford School District
13,503
$108,032
3.8%
1.5%
30.7%
North Haven School District
24,336
$132,689
4.1%
2.2%
45.2%
Orange School District
14,315
$142,325
3.9%
1.9%
64%
Wallingford School District
44,362
$104,773
5.4%
3.3%
42.9%
West Haven School District
55,351
$74,382
14.1%
7.9%
53.4%
Woodbridge School District
9,073
$188,750
2.1%
4%
71.1%
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
How many local governments South Central Connecticut Planning Region has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 73 local governments in South Central Connecticut Planning Region. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
Cities, towns, villages and townships (5 municipal, 11 township)
16
15
School districts (school boards)
1
14
Special districts (elected boards)
56
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (15 in South Central Connecticut Planning Region), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in South Central Connecticut Planning Region
570,598people
40.2median ageU.S.: 38.9
$88,197 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
11.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%
42%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$353,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700
6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
13.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
4.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
4.9%U.S.: 8.4%
53.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
30.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 19.5% · White 58.5% · Black 13% · Asian 4.5% · Other or more than one race 4.5% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in South Central Connecticut Planning Region
5.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.0%. Connecticut: 5.1%.
286,750people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
302,455in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
5.2%
15,705
286,750
302,455
August 2026
4.9%
14,747
283,322
298,069
July 2026
5.9%
18,056
286,123
304,179
June 2026
5.0%
14,976
283,419
298,395
May 2026
5.1%
15,345
283,324
298,669
April 2026
5.3%
16,034
283,872
299,906
March 2026
5.0%
15,178
286,586
301,764
February 2026
5.7%
17,485
288,291
305,776
January 2026
5.5%
16,770
286,791
303,561
December 2025
4.1%
12,619
293,537
306,156
November 2025
4.5%
13,849
296,459
310,308
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.0%
12,360
296,140
308,500
August 2025
4.3%
13,269
294,557
307,826
July 2025
4.5%
14,165
297,742
311,907
June 2025
3.8%
11,683
297,318
309,001
May 2025
4.0%
12,278
297,768
310,046
April 2025
3.3%
10,336
299,261
309,597
March 2025
3.9%
12,083
296,924
309,007
February 2025
4.2%
13,085
295,800
308,885
January 2025
4.1%
12,636
295,509
308,145
December 2024
3.0%
9,293
301,337
310,630
November 2024
3.3%
10,205
301,599
311,804
October 2024
3.3%
10,127
300,685
310,812
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.1%
12,578
296,456
309,034
2024
3.3%
10,390
300,311
310,701
2023
3.2%
9,829
297,212
307,041
2022
4.0%
12,510
299,826
312,336
2021
6.5%
19,413
280,581
299,994
2020
7.8%
23,751
279,454
303,205
2019
3.7%
11,207
294,559
305,766
2018
4.0%
12,236
289,895
302,131
2017
4.7%
14,065
288,333
302,398
2016
5.1%
15,356
283,629
298,985
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Connecticut's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.1% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in South Central Connecticut Planning Region
155.8 per 100,0002025. Connecticut: 109.6.
1,890.4 per 100,0002025. Connecticut: 1,146.0.
25murders2025, 895 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
895
155.8
10,861
1,890.4
2024
1,293
229.1
12,467
2,209.2
2023
1,469
257.7
14,049
2,464.4
2022
1,446
255.7
13,043
2,306.0
2021
1,594
285.1
12,255
2,191.8
2020
1,528
272.6
12,467
2,223.9
2019
1,749
311.0
11,896
2,115.6
2018
1,784
316.0
13,191
2,336.9
2017
1,797
320.2
13,168
2,346.1
2016
1,928
342.3
13,943
2,475.7
By police agency (14)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
New Haven Police Department
2025
554
4,331
139,715
Hamden Police Department
2025
92
1,369
61,706
Meriden Police Department
2025
91
1,020
60,906
West Haven Police Department
2025
36
490
55,336
Milford Police Department
2025
38
949
53,760
Wallingford Police Department
2024
11
200
43,561
Branford Police Department
2025
10
246
28,528
East Haven Police Department
2025
23
483
27,984
North Haven Police Department
2025
10
623
25,027
Guilford Police Department
2025
8
162
22,325
Madison Police Department
2024
3
51
17,458
Orange Police Department
2025
1
531
14,482
North Branford Police Department
2025
3
71
13,563
Woodbridge Police Department
2025
2
89
9,148
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Connecticut · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.05 per 1,000 residents2025, 14 agencies serving 574,539 people.
1,175sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
232civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (14), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
New Haven Police Department
333
50
139,715
West Haven Police Department
127
10
55,336
Meriden Police Department
117
14
60,906
Milford Police Department
105
24
53,760
Hamden Police Department
93
27
61,706
Wallingford Police Department
73
21
44,353
East Haven Police Department
61
16
27,984
North Haven Police Department
56
10
25,027
Branford Police Department
51
14
28,528
Orange Police Department
46
10
14,482
Guilford Police Department
39
7
22,325
Madison Police Department
30
12
17,706
North Branford Police Department
26
7
13,563
Woodbridge Police Department
18
10
9,148
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
1,175
2.05
232
14
2024
1,203
2.13
247
14
2023
1,165
2.04
225
14
2022
1,148
2.03
234
14
2021
1,134
2.03
200
14
2020
1,150
2.05
208
14
2018
1,228
2.18
215
14
2017
1,252
2.23
213
14
2016
1,281
2.27
222
14
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is on the South Central Connecticut Planning Region School Board?
Angelo L. Amato III (Board of Education Member); Susan A. Bradford (Board of Education Member); Joseph Cafasso, Jr. (Board of Education Member); Matthew E. Erickson (Board of Education Member); Johanna Fernandez (Board of Education Member); Shannon R. Lane (Board of Education Member); Amy Lestinsky (Board of Education Member); Allyson Wuerth (Board of Education Member); Melissa Zaldo (Board of Education Member); Peter Berdon (Board of Education Member); Isaak Aronson (Board of Education Member); Meaghan DeLucia (Board of Education Member); Adam Greenberg (Board of Education Member); Daniel Hally (Board of Education Member); Amanda Henry (Board of Education Member); Emily Johnson (Board of Education Member); Donna Laich (Board of Education Member); Shawn Tiernan (Board of Education Member); Dr. Michelle A. DeLucia (Board of Education Member); Patricia “Tia” J. DePalma (Board of Education Member); Marianne J. Johnson (Board of Education Member); Jennifer DiLungo (Board of Education Member); Thomas S. Hennessey (Board of Education Member); Karyn L. Putney (Board of Education Member); John “Jack” R. Stacey, Jr. (Board of Education Member); Lynn Ann Torello (Board of Education Member); Kathleen Balestracci (Board of Education Member); Jennifer Baldwin (Board of Education Member); Ralph Brooks (Board of Education Member); John Dellaventura (Board of Education Member); Amy Fenollosa (Board of Education Member); Richard H. Hersh (Board of Education Member); Kristen Peck (Board of Education Member); Moira Rader (Board of Education Member); Arnold Skretta (Board of Education Member); Melissa Kaplan (Board of Education Member); David Asbery (Board of Education Member); Marcia Brown (Board of Education Member); Mario Ciccarini (Board of Education Member); Peter Downhour (Board of Education Member); Nancy Hill (Board of Education Member); Greta L. Johnson (Board of Education Member); Christopher M. Piscatelli (Board of Education Member); Andrew Tamaro (Board of Education Member); Seth Klaskin (Board of Education Member); Galen Cawley, Jr. (Board of Education Member); Mary Ann Connelly (Board of Education Member); Diane Infantine-Vyce (Board of Education Member); Maureen Lewis (Board of Education Member); Cathy Miller (Board of Education Member); Emily Rosenthal (Board of Education Member); Jessica Wilen (Board of Education Member); Robert Kosienski, Jr. (Board of Education Member); Kim Carbone-Pandiani (Board of Education Member); Dr. Steven J. O’Donnell (Board of Education Member); Sheri L. Amechi (Board of Education Member); Nickimmy C. Hayes (Board of Education Member); Enileika Lopez-Riddle (Board of Education Member); Siobhan K. Maloney-Bazinet (Board of Education Member); Tony A. Martorelli (Board of Education Member); Alan E. Pronovost (Board of Education Member); Susan Glennon (Board of Education Member); Cindy Wolfe Boynton (Board of Education Member); Meghan Doyle (Board of Education Member); Scott Firmender (Board of Education Member); Tracey Irby (Board of Education Member); Tom Koda (Board of Education Member); Loren Mahler (Board of Education Member); Christina Prete (Board of Education Member); Adam Scobie (Board of Education Member); Michael C. Smith (Board of Education Member); Shawna L. Papa-Holzer (Board of Education Member); Judy Bannon (Board of Education Member); Zac Canada (Board of Education Member); Kim Dawson (Board of Education Member); Victoria Lanza (Board of Education Member); Marcey Onofrio (Board of Education Member); Elizabeth H. Siena (Board of Education Member); Ronald Bathrick (Board of Education Member); Goldie Adele (Board of Education Member); Genevieve Cabrera (Board of Education Member); Eleni Diakogeorgiou (Board of Education Member); Amanda Gabriele (Board of Education Member); Michele Guglielmo (Board of Education Member); Randi Petersen (Board of Education Member); Martin Rudnick (Board of Education Member); Joseph Solimene (Board of Education Member); Jeffrey Cap (Board of Education Member); Betty Hadlock (Board of Education Member); Ronnette James (Board of Education Member); Tatiana Mullen (Board of Education Member); Susan E. Riccio (Board of Education Member); Carmen Rodriguez (Board of Education Member); Anthony Scarinzi (Board of Education Member); Elizabeth Tremper (Board of Education Member); Amanda Zapatka (Board of Education Member); Ken Ziman (Board of Education Member); Marla Roscoe (Board of Education Member); Rajan Doering (Board of Education Member); Jen Passaretti (Board of Education Member); Caroline Raynis (Board of Education Member); Maureen Reed (Board of Education Member); Donna Regan (Board of Education Member); Melanie Rossacci (Board of Education Member); Ray Ross (Board of Education Member); Michael J. Votto, Sr. (Board of Education Member); Cebi Waterfield (Board of Education Member); Patrick Egolum (Board of Education Member); Kim Kenny (Board of Education Member); Robert Guthrie (Board of Education Member); Jonathan Jones (Board of Education Member); Patricia B. Libero (Board of Education Member); Rosa Richardson (Board of Education Member); Heather Shea (Board of Education Member); Morgan Watts (Board of Education Member); Lynn A. Piascyk (Board of Education Member); Jay Dahya (Board of Education Member); Sarah Beth Del Prete (Board of Education Member); Lauren Francese (Board of Education Member); Brooke Hopkins (Board of Education Member); Jeffrey Hughes (Board of Education Member); Steven Lawrence (Board of Education Member); Michael Strambler (Board of Education Member); Erin Williamson (Board of Education Member).
What is the population of South Central Connecticut Planning Region?
About 570,598 people, with a median age of 40.2; the median household income is $88,197 and 11.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in South Central Connecticut Planning Region?
5.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 15,705 people unemployed in a labor force of 302,455, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in South Central Connecticut Planning Region?
73 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 5 municipal, 11 township, 1 school district and 56 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in South Central Connecticut Planning Region?
36: Bethany, Bethany, Branford, Branford, East Haven, East Haven, East Haven, Guilford, Guilford, Hamden, Hamden, Hamden, Madison, Madison, Meriden, Meriden, Milford, Milford, Milford, New Haven, New Haven, New Haven, North Branford, North Branford, North Haven, North Haven, Orange, Orange, Wallingford, Wallingford, Wallingford, West Haven, West Haven, West Haven, Woodbridge, Woodbridge. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Connecticut Secretary of the State's Register and Manual (Section VII, town officers); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
See your members of Congress and every race and measure on your ballot in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, from your address. Your address stays in your browser.Look up my races