Groton vs Trumansburg

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

Groton and Trumansburg 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 1,552 in Trumansburg). Trumansburg has the higher median household income ($71,316 vs $57,347 in Groton). Trumansburg has the higher median home value ($271,300 vs $153,000 in Groton).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	Trumansburg
Population	1,974	1,552
Median age	46.4 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,347	$71,316
Median home value	$153,000	$271,300
Median gross rent	$831	$951
Housing units	1,082	889
Homeownership rate	63.1%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	47.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	Trumansburg
Population	2,209 → 1,974 (-10.6%)	1,661 → 1,552 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$54,545 → $57,347 (+5.1%)	$57,778 → $71,316 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$129,700 → $153,000 (+18.0%)	$217,700 → $271,300 (+24.6%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $831 (+22.7%)	$1,009 → $951 (-5.7%)

Groton

Population

2,2091,974

Median household income

$54,545$57,347

Median home value

$129,700$153,000

Median gross rent

$677$831

Trumansburg

Population

1,6611,552

Median household income

$57,778$71,316

Median home value

$217,700$271,300

Median gross rent

$1,009$951

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groton	Trumansburg
Under 5	4.3%	3.1%
5 to 17	13.6%	17.6%
18 to 24	4.1%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.6%	8.3%
35 to 44	16.4%	8.3%
45 to 54	14.2%	18.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	13.9%	16.1%
75 and over	11.2%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	Trumansburg
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	95.0%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	Trumansburg
No high school diploma	7.3%	2.8%
High school graduate	37.7%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	23.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	Trumansburg
Drove alone	79.9%	57.4%
Carpooled	5.5%	9.0%
Public transit	1.9%	4.0%
Walked	2.1%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	18.9%
Other means	1.8%	7.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	Trumansburg
1-unit, detached	58.9%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	4.6%
20 or more units	11.7%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Groton	Trumansburg
Poverty rate	10.4%	8.4%
Average household size	1.88	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	25	35
Median year structure built	1938	1952