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Groton town, Middlesex County, MA

11,254 Population
32.8 square miles 343.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±2.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 38.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$71,691 ±$7,368 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Middlesex County: $64,197 ±$620
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $53,513 ±$287
$186,333 ±$18,535 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Middlesex County: $121,304 ±$1,349
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $96,505 ±$551

4.5% ±1.8% (501  ±201) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 7.4% 117,050 (±0.3% / ±4,262)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 9.9% 672,361 (±0.2% / ±11,769)

32.5 minutes ±1.8 (144,000  ±18,533) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 30.5 21,647,150 (±0.2 / ±217,806)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.4 90,231,104 (±0.1 / ±461,562)

Families

3,710 ±236 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 629,775 ±1,705
  • Massachusetts: 2,740,995 ±5,239
3 ±0.2 (10,969  ±59) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 2.5 1,569,712 (±0 / ±318)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,755,387

1.5% ±1.5% (34  ±36) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Middlesex County: 4.5% 17,863 (±0.3% / ±1,204)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,661 (±0.2% / ±2,434)

Housing

3,801 ±248 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 658,555 ±263
  • Massachusetts: 2,999,314 ±412

$628,500 ±$28,483 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Middlesex County: $654,300 ±$3,495
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $483,900 ±$1,329

7.7% ±3.6% (861  ±399) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 13.4% 216,021 (±0.4% / ±5,640.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.2% 844,491 (±0.2% / ±12,252.6)

Social

95.8% ±6.4% (7,028  ±,584.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 93.4% 1,069,866 (±0.7% / ±7,487.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.2% 4,488,514 (±0.3% / ±16,301.1)
63.3% ±5.8% (4,642  ±482) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 58.5% 669,550 (±0.5% / ±5,733.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 45.9% 2,258,811 (±0.2% / ±10,925.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.5% ±2.6% (1,069  ±287) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 22.2% 360,997
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 17.6% 1,227,846

2.9% ±1% (237  ±81) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Middlesex County: 3.7% 48,667 (±0.1% / ±1,669)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.8% 266,304 (±0.1% / ±4,154)
237 Total veterans ±81 205 Male ±77 32 Female ±36

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