Groveton vs Lancaster

A side-by-side comparison of Groveton and Lancaster: population, income, housing, and more.

Groveton and Lancaster are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lancaster has the higher population (2,264 vs 871 in Groveton). Lancaster has the higher median household income ($92,525 vs $53,625 in Groveton). Lancaster has the higher median home value ($182,900 vs $109,700 in Groveton).

Population, income & housing

	Groveton	Lancaster
Population	871	2,264
Median age	37.1 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,625	$92,525
Median home value	$109,700	$182,900
Median gross rent	$900	$872
Housing units	411	1,027
Homeownership rate	52.0%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groveton	Lancaster
Population	1,221 → 871 (-28.7%)	1,797 → 2,264 (+26.0%)
Median household income	$43,315 → $53,625 (+23.8%)	$56,836 → $92,525 (+62.8%)
Median home value	$70,600 → $109,700 (+55.4%)	$126,900 → $182,900 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $900 (+31.4%)	$782 → $872 (+11.5%)

Groveton

Population

1,221871

Median household income

$43,315$53,625

Median home value

$70,600$109,700

Median gross rent

$685$900

Lancaster

Population

1,7972,264

Median household income

$56,836$92,525

Median home value

$126,900$182,900

Median gross rent

$782$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groveton	Lancaster
Under 5	8.3%	7.4%
5 to 17	19.2%	15.2%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	8.7%	19.7%
35 to 44	18.4%	9.5%
45 to 54	5.9%	11.5%
55 to 64	11.8%	13.0%
65 to 74	10.6%	8.2%
75 and over	8.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groveton	Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	10.2%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groveton	Lancaster
No high school diploma	12.9%	8.5%
High school graduate	47.8%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groveton	Lancaster
Drove alone	81.3%	78.3%
Carpooled	5.4%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	10.5%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groveton	Lancaster
1-unit, detached	60.1%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	27.5%	27.0%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Groveton	Lancaster
Poverty rate	18.4%	14.1%
Average household size	2.32	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1951	1938