Groton vs St. Johnsbury

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

Groton and St. Johnsbury are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Johnsbury has the higher population (5,945 vs 514 in Groton). Groton has the higher median household income ($75,583 vs $49,033 in St. Johnsbury). Groton has the higher median home value ($180,900 vs $171,900 in St. Johnsbury).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	St. Johnsbury
Population	514	5,945
Median age	30.7 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$75,583	$49,033
Median home value	$180,900	$171,900
Median gross rent	$295	$887
Housing units	242	2,963
Homeownership rate	77.7%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	St. Johnsbury
Population	402 → 514 (+27.9%)	5,865 → 5,945 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$26,667 → $75,583 (+183.4%)	$37,889 → $49,033 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $180,900 (+69.2%)	$139,900 → $171,900 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $295 (-41.9%)	$753 → $887 (+17.8%)

Groton

Population

402514

Median household income

$26,667$75,583

Median home value

$106,900$180,900

Median gross rent

$508$295

St. Johnsbury

Population

5,8655,945

Median household income

$37,889$49,033

Median home value

$139,900$171,900

Median gross rent

$753$887

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groton	St. Johnsbury
Under 5	5.4%	3.7%
5 to 17	12.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	18.5%	9.3%
25 to 34	21.6%	9.0%
35 to 44	8.6%	12.0%
45 to 54	8.8%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.7%
65 to 74	4.9%	13.5%
75 and over	5.6%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	St. Johnsbury
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	8.2%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	St. Johnsbury
No high school diploma	8.0%	7.4%
High school graduate	19.1%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	St. Johnsbury
Drove alone	81.2%	70.2%
Carpooled	6.1%	8.8%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	St. Johnsbury
1-unit, detached	66.1%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	31.4%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	10.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Groton	St. Johnsbury
Poverty rate	16.0%	20.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	1938	1938