North Gates vs Rochester

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

North Gates 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 10,014 in North Gates). North Gates has the higher median household income ($75,257 vs $46,628 in Rochester). North Gates has the higher median home value ($153,500 vs $120,600 in Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	North Gates	Rochester
Population	10,014	209,720
Median age	42.1 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,257	$46,628
Median home value	$153,500	$120,600
Median gross rent	$1,033	$1,039
Housing units	4,748	103,251
Homeownership rate	59.1%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Gates	Rochester
Population	9,581 → 10,014 (+4.5%)	206,848 → 209,720 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$49,349 → $75,257 (+52.5%)	$35,590 → $46,628 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$119,000 → $153,500 (+29.0%)	$83,100 → $120,600 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $1,033 (+24.2%)	$848 → $1,039 (+22.5%)

North Gates

Population

9,58110,014

Median household income

$49,349$75,257

Median home value

$119,000$153,500

Median gross rent

$832$1,033

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)

	North Gates	Rochester
Under 5	6.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	10.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	9.2%	11.9%
25 to 34	16.6%	18.9%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	15.2%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.0%
75 and over	7.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Gates	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	36.0%
Black or African American	17.7%	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	4.2%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Gates	Rochester
No high school diploma	10.3%	15.6%
High school graduate	31.3%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Gates	Rochester
Drove alone	76.2%	65.8%
Carpooled	10.2%	10.6%
Public transit	1.1%	5.4%
Walked	1.1%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	10.9%	10.8%
Other means	0.5%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Gates	Rochester
1-unit, detached	61.8%	43.8%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	25.9%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	9.0%
20 or more units	14.3%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	North Gates	Rochester
Poverty rate	7.7%	26.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1970	1938