Groton vs Northeast Ithaca

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

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

Northeast Ithaca has the higher population (2,575 vs 1,974 in Groton). Northeast Ithaca has the higher median household income ($91,667 vs $57,347 in Groton). Northeast Ithaca has the higher median home value ($349,600 vs $153,000 in Groton).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	Northeast Ithaca
Population	1,974	2,575
Median age	46.4 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,347	$91,667
Median home value	$153,000	$349,600
Median gross rent	$831	$1,688
Housing units	1,082	1,276
Homeownership rate	63.1%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	85.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	Northeast Ithaca
Population	2,209 → 1,974 (-10.6%)	2,811 → 2,575 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$54,545 → $57,347 (+5.1%)	$67,593 → $91,667 (+35.6%)
Median home value	$129,700 → $153,000 (+18.0%)	$260,400 → $349,600 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $831 (+22.7%)	$1,415 → $1,688 (+19.3%)

Groton

Population

2,2091,974

Median household income

$54,545$57,347

Median home value

$129,700$153,000

Median gross rent

$677$831

Northeast Ithaca

Population

2,8112,575

Median household income

$67,593$91,667

Median home value

$260,400$349,600

Median gross rent

$1,415$1,688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groton	Northeast Ithaca
Under 5	4.3%	3.5%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.3%
18 to 24	4.1%	9.2%
25 to 34	9.6%	15.1%
35 to 44	16.4%	15.0%
45 to 54	14.2%	16.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	13.9%	6.4%
75 and over	11.2%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	Northeast Ithaca
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	72.2%
Black or African American	2.4%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	14.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	Northeast Ithaca
No high school diploma	7.3%	1.9%
High school graduate	37.7%	7.9%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	4.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	35.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	49.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	Northeast Ithaca
Drove alone	79.9%	36.6%
Carpooled	5.5%	13.2%
Public transit	1.9%	5.9%
Walked	2.1%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.4%	39.1%
Other means	1.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	Northeast Ithaca
1-unit, detached	58.9%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.8%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	16.5%
20 or more units	11.7%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Groton	Northeast Ithaca
Poverty rate	10.4%	7.5%
Average household size	1.88	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	25	15
Median year structure built	1938	1968