Rochester Institute of Technology vs Webster

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

Rochester Institute of Technology and Webster 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 5,734 in Webster). Webster has the higher median household income ($66,584 vs $19,420 in Rochester Institute of Technology). Since 2019, Rochester Institute of Technology's population has grown faster (+12.8% vs +2.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Rochester Institute of Technology	Webster
Population	6,339	5,734
Median age	19.7 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$19,420	$66,584
Median home value	—	$195,800
Median gross rent	$981	$1,226
Housing units	468	3,166
Homeownership rate	0.0%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	86.9%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rochester Institute of Technology	Webster
Population	5,622 → 6,339 (+12.8%)	5,606 → 5,734 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$25,038 → $19,420 (-22.4%)	$45,571 → $66,584 (+46.1%)
Median home value	—	$152,500 → $195,800 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,135 → $981 (-13.6%)	$930 → $1,226 (+31.8%)

Rochester Institute of Technology

Population

5,6226,339

Median household income

$25,038$19,420

Median gross rent

$1,135$981

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)

	Rochester Institute of Technology	Webster
Under 5	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	1.4%	10.7%
18 to 24	94.5%	5.2%
25 to 34	4.1%	18.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	19.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	9.3%
75 and over	0.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rochester Institute of Technology	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	65.6%	83.7%
Black or African American	3.8%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	20.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rochester Institute of Technology	Webster
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.8%
High school graduate	8.8%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	4.2%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	71.9%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rochester Institute of Technology	Webster
Drove alone	34.3%	69.7%
Carpooled	8.8%	12.3%
Public transit	5.7%	0.0%
Walked	38.9%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.6%
Worked from home	11.4%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rochester Institute of Technology	Webster
1-unit, detached	4.7%	32.3%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	29.3%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	45.5%	24.7%
20 or more units	16.7%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Rochester Institute of Technology	Webster
Poverty rate	44.2%	15.2%
Average household size	3.25	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	12	20
Median year structure built	2001	1975