Groton vs South Hill

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

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

South Hill has the higher population (6,805 vs 1,974 in Groton). South Hill has the higher median household income ($112,437 vs $57,347 in Groton). South Hill has the higher median home value ($335,100 vs $153,000 in Groton).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	South Hill
Population	1,974	6,805
Median age	46.4 yrs	20.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,347	$112,437
Median home value	$153,000	$335,100
Median gross rent	$831	$1,647
Housing units	1,082	1,286
Homeownership rate	63.1%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	65.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	South Hill
Population	2,209 → 1,974 (-10.6%)	6,551 → 6,805 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$54,545 → $57,347 (+5.1%)	$61,875 → $112,437 (+81.7%)
Median home value	$129,700 → $153,000 (+18.0%)	$229,900 → $335,100 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $831 (+22.7%)	$1,332 → $1,647 (+23.6%)

Groton

Population

2,2091,974

Median household income

$54,545$57,347

Median home value

$129,700$153,000

Median gross rent

$677$831

South Hill

Population

6,5516,805

Median household income

$61,875$112,437

Median home value

$229,900$335,100

Median gross rent

$1,332$1,647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groton	South Hill
Under 5	4.3%	1.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	6.3%
18 to 24	4.1%	66.6%
25 to 34	9.6%	4.1%
35 to 44	16.4%	5.6%
45 to 54	14.2%	4.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	5.8%
65 to 74	13.9%	2.1%
75 and over	11.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	South Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	61.7%
Black or African American	2.4%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	16.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	5.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	South Hill
No high school diploma	7.3%	2.0%
High school graduate	37.7%	13.4%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	37.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	South Hill
Drove alone	79.9%	50.2%
Carpooled	5.5%	4.5%
Public transit	1.9%	2.7%
Walked	2.1%	20.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.4%	19.4%
Other means	1.8%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	South Hill
1-unit, detached	58.9%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	2.3%
20 or more units	11.7%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Groton	South Hill
Poverty rate	10.4%	14.7%
Average household size	1.88	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1938	1985