East Rochester vs Webster

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

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

East Rochester has the higher population (6,263 vs 5,734 in Webster). East Rochester has the higher median household income ($72,036 vs $66,584 in Webster). Webster has the higher median home value ($195,800 vs $137,400 in East Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	East Rochester	Webster
Population	6,263	5,734
Median age	40.7 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,036	$66,584
Median home value	$137,400	$195,800
Median gross rent	$1,120	$1,226
Housing units	3,091	3,166
Homeownership rate	63.4%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Rochester	Webster
Population	6,563 → 6,263 (-4.6%)	5,606 → 5,734 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$50,824 → $72,036 (+41.7%)	$45,571 → $66,584 (+46.1%)
Median home value	$104,300 → $137,400 (+31.7%)	$152,500 → $195,800 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,120 (+25.8%)	$930 → $1,226 (+31.8%)

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

Webster

Population

5,6065,734

Median household income

$45,571$66,584

Median home value

$152,500$195,800

Median gross rent

$930$1,226

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Rochester	Webster
Under 5	2.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	13.0%	10.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	5.2%
25 to 34	19.2%	18.9%
35 to 44	14.5%	19.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.3%
75 and over	7.4%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Rochester	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	83.7%
Black or African American	2.6%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Rochester	Webster
No high school diploma	7.2%	10.8%
High school graduate	28.3%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Rochester	Webster
Drove alone	81.9%	69.7%
Carpooled	3.5%	12.3%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.6%
Worked from home	8.9%	13.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Rochester	Webster
1-unit, detached	55.9%	32.3%
1-unit, attached	10.7%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	29.9%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	24.7%
20 or more units	1.9%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	East Rochester	Webster
Poverty rate	9.1%	15.2%
Average household size	2.08	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1943	1975