Clawson vs Rochester

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

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

Rochester has the higher population (12,939 vs 11,314 in Clawson). Rochester has the higher median household income ($104,920 vs $86,630 in Clawson). Rochester has the higher median home value ($450,800 vs $250,800 in Clawson).

Population, income & housing

	Clawson	Rochester
Population	11,314	12,939
Median age	40.8 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$86,630	$104,920
Median home value	$250,800	$450,800
Median gross rent	$1,253	$1,201
Housing units	5,865	5,936
Homeownership rate	73.6%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.0%	70.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clawson	Rochester
Population	11,971 → 11,314 (-5.5%)	13,162 → 12,939 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$67,717 → $86,630 (+27.9%)	$89,904 → $104,920 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$177,500 → $250,800 (+41.3%)	$366,100 → $450,800 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $1,253 (+34.3%)	$1,046 → $1,201 (+14.8%)

Clawson

Population

11,97111,314

Median household income

$67,717$86,630

Median home value

$177,500$250,800

Median gross rent

$933$1,253

Rochester

Population

13,16212,939

Median household income

$89,904$104,920

Median home value

$366,100$450,800

Median gross rent

$1,046$1,201

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clawson	Rochester
Under 5	3.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	12.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	5.4%	8.6%
25 to 34	21.1%	14.7%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	15.2%
55 to 64	15.5%	13.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	8.8%
75 and over	6.1%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clawson	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	82.3%
Black or African American	3.4%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clawson	Rochester
No high school diploma	3.3%	1.7%
High school graduate	22.0%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	36.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	33.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clawson	Rochester
Drove alone	72.5%	69.5%
Carpooled	4.0%	1.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	1.7%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.2%	25.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clawson	Rochester
1-unit, detached	74.0%	51.0%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	27.1%
20 or more units	4.9%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Clawson	Rochester
Poverty rate	5.4%	4.4%
Average household size	1.94	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1958	1982