Rochester vs Somersworth

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

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

Rochester has the higher population (32,866 vs 12,060 in Somersworth). Somersworth has the higher median household income ($79,677 vs $79,388 in Rochester). Somersworth has the higher median home value ($295,800 vs $262,600 in Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	Rochester	Somersworth
Population	32,866	12,060
Median age	43.4 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$79,388	$79,677
Median home value	$262,600	$295,800
Median gross rent	$1,220	$1,410
Housing units	14,613	5,677
Homeownership rate	65.5%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rochester	Somersworth
Population	30,955 → 32,866 (+6.2%)	11,925 → 12,060 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$62,179 → $79,388 (+27.7%)	$66,663 → $79,677 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$172,300 → $262,600 (+52.4%)	$184,700 → $295,800 (+60.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,041 → $1,220 (+17.2%)	$1,071 → $1,410 (+31.7%)

Rochester

Population

30,95532,866

Median household income

$62,179$79,388

Median home value

$172,300$262,600

Median gross rent

$1,041$1,220

Somersworth

Population

11,92512,060

Median household income

$66,663$79,677

Median home value

$184,700$295,800

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,410

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rochester	Somersworth
Under 5	4.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	14.5%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	19.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.5%
55 to 64	15.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.1%	9.5%
75 and over	6.8%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rochester	Somersworth
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rochester	Somersworth
No high school diploma	6.6%	5.1%
High school graduate	33.1%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rochester	Somersworth
Drove alone	76.6%	77.8%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.5%
Public transit	1.2%	2.5%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	10.7%
Other means	1.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rochester	Somersworth
1-unit, detached	50.6%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	25.2%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	7.9%
20 or more units	8.6%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	16.2%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Rochester	Somersworth
Poverty rate	8.5%	11.4%
Average household size	2.36	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1979	1970