Groton vs Hanscom AFB

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

Groton and Hanscom AFB are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hanscom AFB has the higher population (1,745 vs 1,571 in Groton). Since 2019, Groton's population has grown faster (+16.8% vs -14.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	Hanscom AFB
Population	1,571	1,745
Median age	29.3 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$101,194
Median home value	$736,800	—
Median gross rent	—	$3,501
Housing units	414	495
Homeownership rate	65.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	39.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	Hanscom AFB
Population	1,345 → 1,571 (+16.8%)	2,045 → 1,745 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$65,303 → $121,484 (+86.0%)	$108,056 → $101,194 (-6.4%)
Median home value	$379,700 → $736,800 (+94.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,039 (+15.4%)	$3,143 → $3,501 (+11.4%)

Groton

Population

1,3451,571

Median household income

$65,303$121,484

Median home value

$379,700$736,800

Median gross rent

$900$1,039

Hanscom AFB

Population

2,0451,745

Median household income

$108,056$101,194

Median gross rent

$3,143$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groton	Hanscom AFB
Under 5	2.7%	13.9%
5 to 17	19.2%	28.3%
18 to 24	25.1%	6.0%
25 to 34	6.0%	15.5%
35 to 44	7.4%	26.2%
45 to 54	9.2%	4.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	6.0%
65 to 74	12.1%	0.0%
75 and over	5.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	Hanscom AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	34.9%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	16.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	4.2%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	42.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	Hanscom AFB
No high school diploma	15.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	15.9%	6.6%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	53.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20.0%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	Hanscom AFB
Drove alone	75.2%	81.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.9%
Public transit	3.3%	2.2%
Walked	5.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	16.4%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	Hanscom AFB
1-unit, detached	51.4%	29.7%
1-unit, attached	11.1%	40.2%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	30.1%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Groton	Hanscom AFB
Poverty rate	7.8%	0.0%
Average household size	3.46	3.40
Mean commute (minutes)	33	17
Median year structure built	1938	1972