Fairport vs Rochester Institute of Technology

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

Fairport 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.

Rochester Institute of Technology has the higher population (6,339 vs 5,436 in Fairport). Fairport has the higher median household income ($99,805 vs $19,420 in Rochester Institute of Technology). Since 2019, Rochester Institute of Technology's population has grown faster (+12.8% vs +1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairport	Rochester Institute of Technology
Population	5,436	6,339
Median age	45.9 yrs	19.7 yrs
Median household income	$99,805	$19,420
Median home value	$262,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,135	$981
Housing units	2,609	468
Homeownership rate	66.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.7%	86.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairport	Rochester Institute of Technology
Population	5,349 → 5,436 (+1.6%)	5,622 → 6,339 (+12.8%)
Median household income	$71,890 → $99,805 (+38.8%)	$25,038 → $19,420 (-22.4%)
Median home value	$183,400 → $262,600 (+43.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$998 → $1,135 (+13.7%)	$1,135 → $981 (-13.6%)

Fairport

Population

5,3495,436

Median household income

$71,890$99,805

Median home value

$183,400$262,600

Median gross rent

$998$1,135

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)

	Fairport	Rochester Institute of Technology
Under 5	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	1.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	94.5%
25 to 34	9.7%	4.1%
35 to 44	12.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.6%	0.0%
75 and over	10.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairport	Rochester Institute of Technology
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	65.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	0.8%	20.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairport	Rochester Institute of Technology
No high school diploma	8.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	10.7%	8.8%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	4.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	29.5%	71.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairport	Rochester Institute of Technology
Drove alone	68.1%	34.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	5.7%
Walked	1.1%	38.9%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.8%
Worked from home	19.4%	11.4%
Other means	4.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairport	Rochester Institute of Technology
1-unit, detached	57.3%	4.7%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	22.7%	29.3%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	45.5%
20 or more units	4.9%	16.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairport	Rochester Institute of Technology
Poverty rate	12.9%	44.2%
Average household size	2.14	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	20	12
Median year structure built	1938	2001