HomeConnecticutSoutheastern Connecticut Planning RegionGroton
Groton, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Groton is a Census city of 9,490 people across 3.08 square miles of land, in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Median household income is $79,577, 45.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Groton
What Groton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.08 sq mi
- Water area3.68 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,078
- County holding the largest share of its areaSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Groton
How many people live in Groton
- Population9,490
- Median age39.0
- Population under 181,487 plus or minus 336
- Share under 1815.7 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Population 65 and over1,537
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent
- Households4,654
- Family households2,450
- Share of households that are families52.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Groton
Income and work in Groton
- Median household income$79,577
- Per capita income$45,619
- Civilian labor force5,310
- Employed4,990
- Unemployed320 plus or minus 228
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over6,686
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Groton
Housing in Groton
- Housing units5,126
- Occupied units4,654
- Vacant units472 plus or minus 161
- Vacancy rate9.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied2,114
- Renter occupied2,540
- Ownership rate45.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$306,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,250
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.8 percent
- Single family units2,244
- Share single family43.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,881
- Share in buildings of two or more56.2 percent
- Mobile homes1 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Groton
How Groton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,788
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,100
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more832 plus or minus 226
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Drove alone75.1 percent
- Carpooled7.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked11.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Worked from home4.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Groton
SBA loans in Groton (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$3,439,100
- Average approval$171,955
- Median approval$98,100
- Ninetieth percentile approval$497,300
- Largest approval$700,000
- Jobs supported136
- Jobs per approval6.8
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.0 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Groton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Groton
SBA loans in Groton (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$17,604,000
- Average approval$1,257,429
- Median approval$793,500
- Largest approval$4,894,000
- Jobs supported199
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Groton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, not Groton
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region context, not Groton figures
- Establishments in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region5,883
- Covered employment, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region127,106
- Average annual pay, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region$70,518
- Housing units permitted, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region509
Every figure in this section is published for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Groton.
All Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Groton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Groton, Connecticut?
9,490, in 4,654 households. Groton city covers 3.08 square miles of land, which is 3,078 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Groton in?
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Groton?
$79,577. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $306,600. Median gross rent is $1,250 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Groton businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $3.4 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $98,100, plus 14 504 approvals worth $17.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Groton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Groton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Groton. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Groton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Groton.
Is zoning published for Groton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
Nearby