Groton vs Northwest Ithaca

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

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

Groton has the higher population (1,974 vs 1,813 in Northwest Ithaca). Groton has the higher median household income ($57,347 vs $49,044 in Northwest Ithaca). Northwest Ithaca has the higher median home value ($309,800 vs $153,000 in Groton).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	Northwest Ithaca
Population	1,974	1,813
Median age	46.4 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,347	$49,044
Median home value	$153,000	$309,800
Median gross rent	$831	$1,126
Housing units	1,082	933
Homeownership rate	63.1%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	58.4%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	Northwest Ithaca
Population	2,209 → 1,974 (-10.6%)	1,439 → 1,813 (+26.0%)
Median household income	$54,545 → $57,347 (+5.1%)	$71,635 → $49,044 (-31.5%)
Median home value	$129,700 → $153,000 (+18.0%)	$245,900 → $309,800 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $831 (+22.7%)	$1,056 → $1,126 (+6.6%)

Groton

Population

2,2091,974

Median household income

$54,545$57,347

Median home value

$129,700$153,000

Median gross rent

$677$831

Northwest Ithaca

Population

1,4391,813

Median household income

$71,635$49,044

Median home value

$245,900$309,800

Median gross rent

$1,056$1,126

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groton	Northwest Ithaca
Under 5	4.3%	3.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	4.1%	1.5%
25 to 34	9.6%	8.4%
35 to 44	16.4%	7.1%
45 to 54	14.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.7%	15.6%
65 to 74	13.9%	14.7%
75 and over	11.2%	18.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	Northwest Ithaca
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	77.3%
Black or African American	2.4%	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.6%	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	Northwest Ithaca
No high school diploma	7.3%	7.1%
High school graduate	37.7%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	33.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	Northwest Ithaca
Drove alone	79.9%	56.0%
Carpooled	5.5%	16.5%
Public transit	1.9%	1.3%
Walked	2.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	2.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	20.0%
Other means	1.8%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	Northwest Ithaca
1-unit, detached	58.9%	34.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	13.2%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	15.6%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	16.4%
20 or more units	11.7%	20.7%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Groton	Northwest Ithaca
Poverty rate	10.4%	16.3%
Average household size	1.88	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1938	1992