Irondequoit vs Rochester

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

Irondequoit 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 50,438 in Irondequoit). Irondequoit has the higher median household income ($76,871 vs $46,628 in Rochester). Irondequoit has the higher median home value ($169,000 vs $120,600 in Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	Irondequoit	Rochester
Population	50,438	209,720
Median age	43.6 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,871	$46,628
Median home value	$169,000	$120,600
Median gross rent	$1,110	$1,039
Housing units	23,457	103,251
Homeownership rate	79.1%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.8%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irondequoit	Rochester
Population	50,302 → 50,438 (+0.3%)	206,848 → 209,720 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$62,225 → $76,871 (+23.5%)	$35,590 → $46,628 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$123,800 → $169,000 (+36.5%)	$83,100 → $120,600 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$909 → $1,110 (+22.1%)	$848 → $1,039 (+22.5%)

Irondequoit

Population

50,30250,438

Median household income

$62,225$76,871

Median home value

$123,800$169,000

Median gross rent

$909$1,110

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)

	Irondequoit	Rochester
Under 5	5.5%	6.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	5.1%	11.9%
25 to 34	14.4%	18.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.9%
65 to 74	12.6%	8.0%
75 and over	9.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irondequoit	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	36.0%
Black or African American	7.4%	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.8%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irondequoit	Rochester
No high school diploma	6.4%	15.6%
High school graduate	22.4%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irondequoit	Rochester
Drove alone	76.7%	65.8%
Carpooled	7.8%	10.6%
Public transit	0.5%	5.4%
Walked	1.6%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.1%
Worked from home	12.7%	10.8%
Other means	0.7%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irondequoit	Rochester
1-unit, detached	79.7%	43.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	25.9%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	4.1%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Irondequoit	Rochester
Poverty rate	8.9%	26.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1955	1938