Brockport vs Rochester Institute of Technology

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

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

Brockport has the higher population (7,153 vs 6,339 in Rochester Institute of Technology). Brockport has the higher median household income ($58,237 vs $19,420 in Rochester Institute of Technology). Since 2019, Rochester Institute of Technology's population has grown faster (+12.8% vs -13.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Brockport	Rochester Institute of Technology
Population	7,153	6,339
Median age	23.6 yrs	19.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,237	$19,420
Median home value	$135,700	—
Median gross rent	$948	$981
Housing units	2,454	468
Homeownership rate	44.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	86.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brockport	Rochester Institute of Technology
Population	8,292 → 7,153 (-13.7%)	5,622 → 6,339 (+12.8%)
Median household income	$40,083 → $58,237 (+45.3%)	$25,038 → $19,420 (-22.4%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $135,700 (+19.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$805 → $948 (+17.8%)	$1,135 → $981 (-13.6%)

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 Institute of Technology

Population

5,6226,339

Median household income

$25,038$19,420

Median gross rent

$1,135$981

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brockport	Rochester Institute of Technology
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.6%	1.4%
18 to 24	44.6%	94.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	4.1%
35 to 44	5.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	5.6%	0.0%
75 and over	4.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brockport	Rochester Institute of Technology
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	65.6%
Black or African American	9.7%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	2.7%	20.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brockport	Rochester Institute of Technology
No high school diploma	6.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.6%	8.8%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	4.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	71.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brockport	Rochester Institute of Technology
Drove alone	65.0%	34.3%
Carpooled	5.0%	8.8%
Public transit	0.8%	5.7%
Walked	19.0%	38.9%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.1%	11.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brockport	Rochester Institute of Technology
1-unit, detached	44.5%	4.7%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	21.9%	29.3%
5 to 19 units	15.4%	45.5%
20 or more units	10.3%	16.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brockport	Rochester Institute of Technology
Poverty rate	17.6%	44.2%
Average household size	2.13	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	20	12
Median year structure built	1963	2001