Bennett vs Rochester

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

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

Bennett has the higher population (418 vs 45 in Rochester). Since 2019, Bennett's population has grown faster (+6.4% vs -45.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Bennett	Rochester
Population	418	45
Median age	41.6 yrs	59.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,714	—
Median home value	$135,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,000	—
Housing units	205	21
Homeownership rate	70.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennett	Rochester
Population	393 → 418 (+6.4%)	83 → 45 (-45.8%)
Median household income	$61,875 → $65,714 (+6.2%)	$36,571 → $62,232 (+70.2%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $135,800 (+38.0%)	$117,000 → $110,000 (-6.0%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $1,000 (+70.6%)	—

Bennett

Population

393418

Median household income

$61,875$65,714

Median home value

$98,400$135,800

Median gross rent

$586$1,000

Rochester

Population

8345

Median household income

$36,571$62,232

Median home value

$117,000$110,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennett	Rochester
Under 5	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	17.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.6%	60.0%
65 to 74	13.2%	24.4%
75 and over	7.2%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennett	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennett	Rochester
No high school diploma	6.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	50.2%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennett	Rochester
Drove alone	78.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	14.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennett	Rochester
1-unit, detached	83.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bennett	Rochester
Poverty rate	12.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1938	—