East Rochester vs Greece

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

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

Greece has the higher population (14,053 vs 6,263 in East Rochester). East Rochester has the higher median household income ($72,036 vs $67,223 in Greece). Greece has the higher median home value ($157,600 vs $137,400 in East Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	East Rochester	Greece
Population	6,263	14,053
Median age	40.7 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,036	$67,223
Median home value	$137,400	$157,600
Median gross rent	$1,120	$1,043
Housing units	3,091	6,746
Homeownership rate	63.4%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Rochester	Greece
Population	6,563 → 6,263 (-4.6%)	14,798 → 14,053 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$50,824 → $72,036 (+41.7%)	$61,365 → $67,223 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$104,300 → $137,400 (+31.7%)	$122,700 → $157,600 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,120 (+25.8%)	$856 → $1,043 (+21.8%)

East Rochester

Population

6,5636,263

Median household income

$50,824$72,036

Median home value

$104,300$137,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,120

Greece

Population

14,79814,053

Median household income

$61,365$67,223

Median home value

$122,700$157,600

Median gross rent

$856$1,043

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Rochester	Greece
Under 5	2.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	13.0%	13.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	19.2%	15.9%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.0%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.4%
75 and over	7.4%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Rochester	Greece
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	73.4%
Black or African American	2.6%	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Rochester	Greece
No high school diploma	7.2%	12.2%
High school graduate	28.3%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Rochester	Greece
Drove alone	81.9%	81.1%
Carpooled	3.5%	5.0%
Public transit	1.2%	1.2%
Walked	2.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.9%	10.2%
Other means	1.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Rochester	Greece
1-unit, detached	55.9%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	10.7%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	29.9%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	9.6%
20 or more units	1.9%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	East Rochester	Greece
Poverty rate	9.1%	9.1%
Average household size	2.08	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1943	1968