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Groton town, Middlesex County, MA

11,265 Population
32.8 square miles 343.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±1.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$75,687 ±$5,760 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Middlesex County: $67,471 ±$640
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
$189,180 ±$28,628 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Middlesex County: $126,779 ±$1,428
  • nearly double the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539

4.3% ±1.7% (479  ±186) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 7.5% 118,146 (±0.3% / ±4,951)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)

33.1 minutes ±1.7 (135,070  ±18,001) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 30 20,568,324 (±0.1 / ±197,358)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)

Families

3,668 ±259 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 630,939 ±1,636
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
3 ±0.2 (10,847  ±37) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 2.5 1,567,690 (±0 / ±341)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181

1.4% ±1.3% (35  ±32) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Middlesex County: 4.6% 18,139 (±0.2% / ±917)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,953 (±0.1% / ±2,140)

Housing

3,782 ±266 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 660,814 ±194
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502

$673,500 ±$41,788 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Middlesex County: $687,200 ±$3,534
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244

9.4% ±4.1% (1,046  ±455.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Middlesex County: 13.1% 211,324 (±0.3% / ±5,317)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)

Social

96.4% ±6.7% (6,945  ±622.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 93.4% 1,073,596 (±0.7% / ±7,521.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
65.7% ±6.4% (4,730  ±529.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 59% 677,768 (±0.5% / ±5,483.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 46.6% 2,305,899 (±0.3% / ±12,376.1)

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

11.3% ±2.9% (1,269  ±324) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Middlesex County: 22.6% 366,954
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.7% 1,236,518

3.8% ±1.4% (305  ±113) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 3.5% 45,564 (±0.1% / ±1,561)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)
305 Total veterans ±113 278 Male ±102 27 Female ±32

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