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Groton, CT

9,343 Population
3.1 square miles 3,030.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 41 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,438 ±$4,746 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $45,691 ±$788
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $54,409 ±$410
$69,811 ±$11,216 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $84,185 ±$1,981
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Connecticut: $93,760 ±$669

19.5% ±4.8% (1,813  ±446) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 10.6% 28,317 (±0.8% / ±2,071)
  • nearly double the rate in Connecticut: 10% 351,948 (±0.2% / ±8,233)

17.7 minutes ±1.4 (86,975  ±9,796) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 24.1 2,955,045 (±0.6 / ±83,741)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Connecticut: 26.6 40,993,552 (±0.1 / ±319,633)

Families

4,695 ±287 Number of households
  • the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 114,577 ±998
  • Connecticut: 1,420,170 ±3,490
2 ±0.1 (9,329  ±25) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 2.3 267,732 (±0 / ±155)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,502,333

4.2% ±3.7% (94  ±83) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 4.1% † 2,513 (±0.8% / ±479)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 4.5% 36,544 (±0.2% / ±1,669)

Housing

5,193 ±289 Number of housing units
  • the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 125,728 ±97
  • Connecticut: 1,536,049 ±285

$278,900 ±$17,601 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $293,900 ±$4,051
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $343,200 ±$1,807

16.6% ±5.6% (1,536  ±515.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 12.1% 33,384 (±0.8% / ±2,121.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 11.1% 393,931 (±0.2% / ±8,030.4)

Social

91.3% ±7.9% (6,224  ±650.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 92.6% 182,621
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 91.3% 2,313,304 (±0.5% / ±11,325.7)
34.7% ±5% (2,363  ±367.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 34.6% 68,278
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 41.9% 1,062,403 (±0.3% / ±7,577.5)

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

10.2% ±2.9% (956  ±272) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 8.8% 24,659
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Connecticut: 15.4% 555,161

7.5% ±2.4% (579  ±189) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 8.7% 19,021 (±0.4% / ±954)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 4.9% 140,081 (±0.1% / ±2,445)
579 Total veterans ±189 523 Male ±168 56 Female ±50

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