Living in Groton School District, Connecticut

Overview

A total of 15,958 households are located in Groton School District area. Among them, 4,379 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.89 people. The total number of children in the region is 9,248 and 8,277 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5% (1,684) of residents are non-citizens and 15% (5,365) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Groton School District, Connecticut
Household	15,958
Population	35,714
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,379 (27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,248
Total Students	8,277
Pre-Kindergarten	458
Kindergarten	417
Grade 1-8	3,063
Grade 9-12	1,662
College/Graduate School	2,677
Veterans	27,444
Non-citizen	1,684
Non-English Home Language	5,365
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

32,234 residents are over the age of 16 and 23,141 people are in labor force. Among them, 19,218 people are in civilian labor force and 3,923 are in armed labor force. 17,988 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Groton School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,463	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	15,825	73.73%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,637	7.63%
Public transportation	406	1.89%
Walked	1,524	7.10%
Other method	434	2.02%
Worked from home	1,637	7.63%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,988	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,755	43.11%
Service	4,110	22.85%
Sales and office	3,227	17.94%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,198	6.66%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,698	9.44%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,988	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	83	0.46%
Construction	677	3.76%
Manufacturing	2,975	16.54%
Wholesale trade	268	1.49%
Retail trade	1,855	10.31%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	532	2.96%
Information	215	1.20%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	759	4.22%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,644	9.14%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,307	23.94%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,665	14.82%
Other services, except public administration	766	4.26%
Public administration	1,242	6.90%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,988	-
Private wage and salary workers	14,018	77.93%
Government workers	3,165	17.60%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	794	4.41%
Unpaid family workers	11	0.06%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $86,557 for the 15,958 households in Groton School District area, Connecticut. The average income of a single worker is $32,046. 33,171 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.70%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,958	-
Less than $10,000	743	4.66%
$10,000 - $14,999	567	3.55%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,159	7.26%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,485	9.31%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,020	12.66%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,935	18.39%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,379	14.91%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,465	15.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,154	7.23%
More than $200,000	1,051	6.59%
Median Household Income	$66,657	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$86,557	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,355	-
Less than $10,000	330	3.53%
$10,000 - $14,999	149	1.59%
$15,000 - $24,999	624	6.67%
$25,000 - $34,999	905	9.67%
$35,000 - $49,999	958	10.24%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,429	15.28%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,351	14.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,836	19.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	939	10.04%
More than $200,000	834	8.92%

Median Family Income	$79,915	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$100,130	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,046	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,410	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,410	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	34,304	-
With health insurance coverage	33,171	96.70%
Public coverage	12,751	37.17%
Private health insurance	25,288	73.72%
Without health insurance coverage	1,133	3.30%

Housing

There are 17,981 housing units in Groton School District area, Connecticut with 15,958 units (88.75%) occupied. 7,744 houses (48.53%) are occupied by owner and 8,214 houses (51.47%) are rented. The average housing value is $242,600 and the average rental cost is $1,268. 209 houses (1.16%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,608 houses (20.07%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,981	-
Occupied	15,958	88.75%
Owner Occupied	7,744	48.53%
Renter Occupied	8,214	51.47%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,230	45.77%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,644	9.14%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	7,367	40.97%
Mobile Homes	739	4.11%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	1	0.01%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,981	-
Built 2014 or later	209	1.16%
Built 2010 - 2013	222	1.23%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,917	10.66%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,034	11.31%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,400	13.35%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,091	17.19%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,578	14.34%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,922	10.69%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,608	20.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,981	-
1 room	279	1.55%
2 rooms	640	3.56%
3 rooms	2,449	13.62%
4 rooms	2,937	16.33%
5 rooms	3,353	18.65%
6 rooms	3,413	18.98%
7 rooms	2,084	11.59%
8 rooms	1,411	7.85%
9 rooms or more	1,415	7.87%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,981	-
no bedroom	334	1.86%
1 bedroom	2,933	16.31%
2 bedrooms	5,516	30.68%
3 bedrooms	6,497	36.13%
4 bedrooms	2,237	12.44%
5 bedrooms or more	464	2.58%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,744	-
Less than $50,000	562	7.26%
$50,000 - $99,999	188	2.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	614	7.93%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,361	17.57%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,272	29.34%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,723	22.25%
$500,000 - $999,999	856	11.05%
$1,000,000 or more	168	2.17%
Median House Value	$242,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,987	-
Less than $500	620	7.76%
$500 - $999	1,560	19.53%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,273	40.98%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,828	22.89%
$2,000 - $2,499	483	6.05%
$2,500 - $2,999	150	1.88%
$3,000 or more	73	0.91%
Median Rental Costs	$1,268	-

Demographic

A total of 38,825 people lives in Groton School District area, Connecticut with 20,834 male and 17,991 female. The males to female ratio is 53.66 to 46.34. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	38,825	-
Male	20,834	53.66%
Female	17,991	46.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,825	-
Under 5 years	2,450	6.31%
5 - 9 years	1,808	4.66%
10 - 14 years	2,005	5.16%
15 - 19 years	2,751	7.09%
20 - 24 years	4,247	10.94%
25 - 34 years	6,595	16.99%
35 - 44 years	4,089	10.53%
45 - 54 years	4,544	11.70%
55 - 59 years	2,290	5.90%
60 - 64 years	2,093	5.39%
65 - 74 years	3,328	8.57%
75 - 84 years	1,705	4.39%
85 years and older	920	2.37%
Median Age	34.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,825	-
One Race	36,158	93.13%
White	29,763	76.66%
Black or African American	2,765	7.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native	200	0.52%
Asian	2,018	5.20%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	1,412	3.64%

Two or more races	2,667	6.87%
White and Black or African American	420	1.08%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	343	0.88%
White and Asian	697	1.80%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	46	0.12%

Living in Groton School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic