COMPARING TWO PLACES
Niantic vs Groton
PLACE A
Niantic, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Groton, South Dakota
Niantic is 57% smaller than Groton. Groton earns more, with a median household income $22,706 higher. Groton has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -13%).
NIANTICGROTONDIFFERENCE
Total population5781,337−57% vs Groton
Population density556764−207
Population growth-13.4%-5.3%−8.1 pts
Median age33.833.9−0.1
Male56.0%51.7%+4.3 pts
Female44.0%48.3%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born2.5%3.4%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.2%90.0%−8.8 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino10.0%5.2%+4.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other8.8%2.7%+6.1 pts
Median household income$67,155$89,861−$22,706
Per capita income$30,742$40,980−$10,238
Poverty rate7.7%4.3%+3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3460.380−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%35.5%−27.1 pts
Graduate degree4.0%13.2%−9.3 pts
Unemployment rate13.8%1.1%+12.6 pts
Labor force participation70.0%73.2%−3.2 pts
Median home value$114,800$190,600−$75,800
Median gross rent$1,066$981+$85
Owner-occupied88.6%73.1%+15.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.7%9.9%+4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households68.0%35.7%+32.3 pts
Average commute24.516.8+7.7
Worked from home4.9%3.8%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.9%4.9%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025