COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mashantucket vs Groton
PLACE A
Mashantucket, Connecticut
VS
PLACE B
Groton, South Dakota
Mashantucket is 94% smaller than Groton. Mashantucket earns more, with a median household income $35,139 higher.
MASHANTUCKETGROTONDIFFERENCE
Total population861,337−94% vs Groton
Population density34764−730
Population growth–-5.3%–
Median age42.033.9+8.1
Male43.0%51.7%−8.7 pts
Female57.0%48.3%+8.7 pts
Foreign-born2.3%3.4%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic25.6%90.0%−64.4 pts
Black1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Asian2.3%2.1%+0.2 pts
Other70.9%2.7%+68.3 pts
Median household income$125,000$89,861+$35,139
Per capita income$40,907$40,980−$73
Poverty rate2.4%4.3%−2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3420.380−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%35.5%−6.2 pts
Graduate degree12.1%13.2%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%1.1%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation61.6%73.2%−11.6 pts
Median home value$400,000$190,600+$209,400
Median gross rent$1,625$981+$644
Owner-occupied100.0%73.1%+26.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.0%9.9%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%35.7%−35.7 pts
Average commute6.816.8−10.1
Worked from home4.8%3.8%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work2.4%0.0%+2.4 pts
Uninsured37.2%4.9%+32.3 pts
Population, 2011 – 2024