Cayuga Heights vs Groton

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

Cayuga Heights and Groton are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cayuga Heights has the higher population (4,018 vs 1,974 in Groton). Cayuga Heights has the higher median household income ($137,132 vs $57,347 in Groton). Cayuga Heights has the higher median home value ($523,600 vs $153,000 in Groton).

Population, income & housing

	Cayuga Heights	Groton
Population	4,018	1,974
Median age	42.3 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$137,132	$57,347
Median home value	$523,600	$153,000
Median gross rent	$1,347	$831
Housing units	1,696	1,082
Homeownership rate	59.9%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	80.5%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cayuga Heights	Groton
Population	3,689 → 4,018 (+8.9%)	2,209 → 1,974 (-10.6%)
Median household income	$112,917 → $137,132 (+21.4%)	$54,545 → $57,347 (+5.1%)
Median home value	$413,000 → $523,600 (+26.8%)	$129,700 → $153,000 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,185 → $1,347 (+13.7%)	$677 → $831 (+22.7%)

Cayuga Heights

Population

3,6894,018

Median household income

$112,917$137,132

Median home value

$413,000$523,600

Median gross rent

$1,185$1,347

Groton

Population

2,2091,974

Median household income

$54,545$57,347

Median home value

$129,700$153,000

Median gross rent

$677$831

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cayuga Heights	Groton
Under 5	0.6%	4.3%
5 to 17	9.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	26.8%	4.1%
25 to 34	9.3%	9.6%
35 to 44	6.5%	16.4%
45 to 54	7.5%	14.2%
55 to 64	3.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	14.7%	13.9%
75 and over	21.6%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cayuga Heights	Groton
White (non-Hispanic)	62.2%	89.7%
Black or African American	2.6%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	20.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cayuga Heights	Groton
No high school diploma	1.9%	7.3%
High school graduate	8.1%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	9.6%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	60.1%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cayuga Heights	Groton
Drove alone	28.9%	79.9%
Carpooled	14.3%	5.5%
Public transit	15.7%	1.9%
Walked	12.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	5.2%	0.6%
Worked from home	20.6%	8.4%
Other means	2.4%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cayuga Heights	Groton
1-unit, detached	52.8%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	17.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	11.7%	11.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Cayuga Heights	Groton
Poverty rate	12.1%	10.4%
Average household size	1.98	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	12	25
Median year structure built	1963	1938