Groton, CT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 6%

Household income 0%

Unemployment 17%

Index	Groton	Connecticut	National
Income per capita	$31,653	$39,906	$29,829
Median household income	$55,137	$71,755	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$84,284	$94,523	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,430	$37,585	$35,192
Median earnings male	$41,607	$46,559	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,244	$31,943	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.4%	10.4%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Groton is 6% higher than the national average
The median household income in Groton is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Groton is 17% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Groton is 11% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,754$55,137$110,274

City

$47,831$71,755$143,510

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Groton median earnings by income bracket

Groton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.4%	0.5%
Manufacturing sector	25.3%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.1%	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	17.4%
Public administration	4.5%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.0%	1.3%
Education, health & social services	7.6%	34.7%
Other	33.9%	24.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fenwick, CT	78	$210,625	280.7%
Fishers Island, NY	303	$152,652	175.9%
Groton Long Point, CT	477	$105,000	89.8%
Noank, CT	1,889	$99,844	80.5%
Ashaway, RI	1,111	$90,655	63.9%
Groton, CT	9,240	$55,137	0.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Economy, PA	9,240	$78,578	42.0%
Brigantine, NJ	9,239	$62,303	12.6%
Little River, SC	9,239	$45,833	17.2%
East Rutherford, NJ	9,236	$76,771	38.8%
Midway City, CA	9,235	$43,019	22.2%
Groton, CT	9,240	$55,137	0.3%

Source: The Groton, CT employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).