About Groton

Groton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 9,547 people and just one neighborhood, Groton is the 181st largest community in Massachusetts.

Groton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.48% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Groton is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Groton who work in management occupations (18.82%), office and administrative support jobs (11.13%), and sales jobs (10.88%).

Also of interest is that Groton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Groton is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Groton is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Groton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Groton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.54 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, Groton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Groton Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Groton, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Groton is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.84% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Groton in 2000 was $33,877, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,508 for a family of four. However, Groton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Groton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Groton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Groton include Irish, English, Italian, German, French Canadian, French, Polish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Groton is English.