Akron vs Rochester

A side-by-side comparison of Akron and Rochester: population, income, housing, and more.

Akron and Rochester are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rochester has the higher population (6,244 vs 1,061 in Akron). Rochester has the higher median household income ($60,304 vs $59,479 in Akron). Akron has the higher median home value ($136,900 vs $135,900 in Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	Akron	Rochester
Population	1,061	6,244
Median age	37.5 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,479	$60,304
Median home value	$136,900	$135,900
Median gross rent	$885	$883
Housing units	408	3,371
Homeownership rate	77.0%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akron	Rochester
Population	1,206 → 1,061 (-12.0%)	6,045 → 6,244 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$55,221 → $59,479 (+7.7%)	$51,389 → $60,304 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$82,800 → $136,900 (+65.3%)	$103,100 → $135,900 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $885 (+29.2%)	$680 → $883 (+29.9%)

Akron

Population

1,2061,061

Median household income

$55,221$59,479

Median home value

$82,800$136,900

Median gross rent

$685$885

Rochester

Population

6,0456,244

Median household income

$51,389$60,304

Median home value

$103,100$135,900

Median gross rent

$680$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akron	Rochester
Under 5	6.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	21.2%	18.6%
18 to 24	12.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.9%	9.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	9.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	16.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.0%
75 and over	3.3%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akron	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	61.1%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.8%
Two or more races	1.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	37.6%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akron	Rochester
No high school diploma	25.5%	9.0%
High school graduate	37.1%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akron	Rochester
Drove alone	72.4%	77.0%
Carpooled	22.9%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.1%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	1.2%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akron	Rochester
1-unit, detached	82.4%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Akron	Rochester
Poverty rate	7.2%	11.8%
Average household size	3.22	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1945	1964