Groton vs Lansing

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

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

Lansing has the higher population (3,837 vs 1,974 in Groton). Lansing has the higher median household income ($75,901 vs $57,347 in Groton). Lansing has the higher median home value ($403,900 vs $153,000 in Groton).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	Lansing
Population	1,974	3,837
Median age	46.4 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,347	$75,901
Median home value	$153,000	$403,900
Median gross rent	$831	$1,729
Housing units	1,082	2,037
Homeownership rate	63.1%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	81.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	Lansing
Population	2,209 → 1,974 (-10.6%)	3,554 → 3,837 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$54,545 → $57,347 (+5.1%)	$66,846 → $75,901 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$129,700 → $153,000 (+18.0%)	$277,400 → $403,900 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $831 (+22.7%)	$1,421 → $1,729 (+21.7%)

Groton

Population

2,2091,974

Median household income

$54,545$57,347

Median home value

$129,700$153,000

Median gross rent

$677$831

Lansing

Population

3,5543,837

Median household income

$66,846$75,901

Median home value

$277,400$403,900

Median gross rent

$1,421$1,729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groton	Lansing
Under 5	4.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	13.6%	8.6%
18 to 24	4.1%	19.8%
25 to 34	9.6%	25.6%
35 to 44	16.4%	10.0%
45 to 54	14.2%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	8.8%
65 to 74	13.9%	5.1%
75 and over	11.2%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	Lansing
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	55.4%
Black or African American	2.4%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	30.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	Lansing
No high school diploma	7.3%	4.5%
High school graduate	37.7%	5.8%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	8.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	50.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	Lansing
Drove alone	79.9%	48.2%
Carpooled	5.5%	18.1%
Public transit	1.9%	9.8%
Walked	2.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	7.9%
Worked from home	8.4%	13.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	Lansing
1-unit, detached	58.9%	23.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	45.3%
20 or more units	11.7%	17.5%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Groton	Lansing
Poverty rate	10.4%	15.6%
Average household size	1.88	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	25	15
Median year structure built	1938	1984