Brockport vs Rochester

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

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

Rochester has the higher population (209,720 vs 7,153 in Brockport). Brockport has the higher median household income ($58,237 vs $46,628 in Rochester). Brockport has the higher median home value ($135,700 vs $120,600 in Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	Brockport	Rochester
Population	7,153	209,720
Median age	23.6 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,237	$46,628
Median home value	$135,700	$120,600
Median gross rent	$948	$1,039
Housing units	2,454	103,251
Homeownership rate	44.3%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brockport	Rochester
Population	8,292 → 7,153 (-13.7%)	206,848 → 209,720 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$40,083 → $58,237 (+45.3%)	$35,590 → $46,628 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $135,700 (+19.2%)	$83,100 → $120,600 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $948 (+17.8%)	$848 → $1,039 (+22.5%)

Brockport

Population

8,2927,153

Median household income

$40,083$58,237

Median home value

$113,800$135,700

Median gross rent

$805$948

Rochester

Population

206,848209,720

Median household income

$35,590$46,628

Median home value

$83,100$120,600

Median gross rent

$848$1,039

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brockport	Rochester
Under 5	2.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	6.6%	15.6%
18 to 24	44.6%	11.9%
25 to 34	13.2%	18.9%
35 to 44	5.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	8.2%	10.3%
55 to 64	8.9%	11.9%
65 to 74	5.6%	8.0%
75 and over	4.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brockport	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	36.0%
Black or African American	9.7%	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.7%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brockport	Rochester
No high school diploma	6.0%	15.6%
High school graduate	34.6%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brockport	Rochester
Drove alone	65.0%	65.8%
Carpooled	5.0%	10.6%
Public transit	0.8%	5.4%
Walked	19.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	1.9%	1.1%
Worked from home	8.1%	10.8%
Other means	0.3%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brockport	Rochester
1-unit, detached	44.5%	43.8%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	21.9%	25.9%
5 to 19 units	15.4%	9.0%
20 or more units	10.3%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Brockport	Rochester
Poverty rate	17.6%	26.6%
Average household size	2.13	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1963	1938