Downey vs Rochester

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

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

Downey has the higher population (58 vs 45 in Rochester). Since 2019, Downey's population has grown faster (-33.3% vs -45.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Downey	Rochester
Population	58	45
Median age	64.9 yrs	59.7 yrs
Housing units	38	21
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downey	Rochester
Population	87 → 58 (-33.3%)	83 → 45 (-45.8%)
Median household income	$92,500 → $94,167 (+1.8%)	$36,571 → $62,232 (+70.2%)
Median home value	$187,500 → $168,200 (-10.3%)	$117,000 → $110,000 (-6.0%)

Downey

Population

8758

Median household income

$92,500$94,167

Median home value

$187,500$168,200

Rochester

Population

8345

Median household income

$36,571$62,232

Median home value

$117,000$110,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downey	Rochester
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	32.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.0%	60.0%
65 to 74	17.2%	24.4%
75 and over	31.0%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

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

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downey	Rochester
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	48.3%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downey	Rochester
Drove alone	77.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downey	Rochester
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Downey	Rochester
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.53	2.14
Median year structure built	1938	—