Groton vs Pawcatuck

A side-by-side comparison of Groton and Pawcatuck: population, income, housing, and more.

Groton and Pawcatuck 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 5,475 in Pawcatuck). Pawcatuck has the higher median household income ($75,820 vs $69,811 in Groton). Pawcatuck has the higher median home value ($330,700 vs $278,900 in Groton).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	Pawcatuck
Population	9,343	5,475
Median age	38.6 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,811	$75,820
Median home value	$278,900	$330,700
Median gross rent	$1,179	$1,152
Housing units	5,193	2,760
Homeownership rate	41.3%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.7%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	Pawcatuck
Population	9,030 → 9,343 (+3.5%)	5,305 → 5,475 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$52,859 → $69,811 (+32.1%)	$58,007 → $75,820 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$221,800 → $278,900 (+25.7%)	$243,600 → $330,700 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,014 → $1,179 (+16.3%)	$950 → $1,152 (+21.3%)

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

Pawcatuck

Population

5,3055,475

Median household income

$58,007$75,820

Median home value

$243,600$330,700

Median gross rent

$950$1,152

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groton	Pawcatuck
Under 5	3.3%	6.7%
5 to 17	12.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	11.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	19.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	8.7%	14.9%
55 to 64	19.4%	13.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.1%
75 and over	6.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	Pawcatuck
White (non-Hispanic)	62.2%	82.1%
Black or African American	9.0%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	5.4%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	Pawcatuck
No high school diploma	8.7%	5.2%
High school graduate	26.1%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	Pawcatuck
Drove alone	71.0%	80.5%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.9%
Public transit	2.6%	0.5%
Walked	13.7%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	4.4%	7.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	Pawcatuck
1-unit, detached	38.5%	53.5%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	27.4%	32.0%
5 to 19 units	16.4%	5.7%
20 or more units	13.3%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Groton	Pawcatuck
Poverty rate	19.5%	11.1%
Average household size	1.99	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1968	1953