Conning Towers-Nautilus Park vs Groton

A side-by-side comparison of Conning Towers-Nautilus Park and Groton: population, income, housing, and more.

Conning Towers-Nautilus Park and Groton are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Groton has the higher population (9,343 vs 8,590 in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park). Conning Towers-Nautilus Park has the higher median household income ($78,738 vs $69,811 in Groton). Groton has the higher median home value ($278,900 vs $260,500 in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park).

Population, income & housing

	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Groton
Population	8,590	9,343
Median age	24.5 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$78,738	$69,811
Median home value	$260,500	$278,900
Median gross rent	$1,776	$1,179
Housing units	2,694	5,193
Homeownership rate	20.5%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	34.7%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Groton
Population	9,785 → 8,590 (-12.2%)	9,030 → 9,343 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$56,449 → $78,738 (+39.5%)	$52,859 → $69,811 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$206,300 → $260,500 (+26.3%)	$221,800 → $278,900 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,691 → $1,776 (+5.0%)	$1,014 → $1,179 (+16.3%)

Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

Population

9,7858,590

Median household income

$56,449$78,738

Median home value

$206,300$260,500

Median gross rent

$1,691$1,776

Groton

Population

9,0309,343

Median household income

$52,859$69,811

Median home value

$221,800$278,900

Median gross rent

$1,014$1,179

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Groton
Under 5	12.5%	3.3%
5 to 17	14.5%	12.2%
18 to 24	25.7%	11.5%
25 to 34	20.9%	19.6%
35 to 44	8.4%	9.7%
45 to 54	6.1%	8.7%
55 to 64	3.9%	19.4%
65 to 74	3.6%	8.8%
75 and over	4.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Groton
White (non-Hispanic)	62.2%	62.2%
Black or African American	6.0%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	3.1%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	8.7%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Groton
No high school diploma	3.5%	8.7%
High school graduate	33.8%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Groton
Drove alone	62.4%	71.0%
Carpooled	3.8%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	2.6%
Walked	12.6%	13.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.3%
Worked from home	20.2%	4.4%
Other means	0.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Groton
1-unit, detached	23.5%	38.5%
1-unit, attached	39.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	23.1%	27.4%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	16.4%
20 or more units	2.5%	13.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Groton
Poverty rate	5.7%	19.5%
Average household size	2.84	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	15	18
Median year structure built	1979	1968