East Ithaca vs Groton

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

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

East Ithaca has the higher population (2,372 vs 1,974 in Groton). East Ithaca has the higher median household income ($108,839 vs $57,347 in Groton). East Ithaca has the higher median home value ($320,900 vs $153,000 in Groton).

Population, income & housing

	East Ithaca	Groton
Population	2,372	1,974
Median age	40.2 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$108,839	$57,347
Median home value	$320,900	$153,000
Median gross rent	$1,657	$831
Housing units	1,314	1,082
Homeownership rate	55.1%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.4%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Ithaca	Groton
Population	1,886 → 2,372 (+25.8%)	2,209 → 1,974 (-10.6%)
Median household income	$60,519 → $108,839 (+79.8%)	$54,545 → $57,347 (+5.1%)
Median home value	$242,900 → $320,900 (+32.1%)	$129,700 → $153,000 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,136 → $1,657 (+45.9%)	$677 → $831 (+22.7%)

East Ithaca

Population

1,8862,372

Median household income

$60,519$108,839

Median home value

$242,900$320,900

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,657

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)

	East Ithaca	Groton
Under 5	4.9%	4.3%
5 to 17	8.1%	13.6%
18 to 24	15.8%	4.1%
25 to 34	13.9%	9.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	16.4%
45 to 54	6.8%	14.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.8%	13.9%
75 and over	12.9%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Ithaca	Groton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Ithaca	Groton
No high school diploma	1.7%	7.3%
High school graduate	9.9%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	42.7%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Ithaca	Groton
Drove alone	65.4%	79.9%
Carpooled	7.4%	5.5%
Public transit	2.5%	1.9%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	21.4%	8.4%
Other means	3.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Ithaca	Groton
1-unit, detached	37.8%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	13.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	6.4%
20 or more units	16.1%	11.7%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	East Ithaca	Groton
Poverty rate	7.7%	10.4%
Average household size	1.95	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1978	1938