East Rochester vs Salem Heights

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

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

Salem Heights has the higher population (301 vs 250 in East Rochester). East Rochester has the higher median home value ($135,900 vs $127,700 in Salem Heights). Since 2019, East Rochester's population has grown faster (+76.1% vs -6.5%).

Population, income & housing

	East Rochester	Salem Heights
Population	250	301
Median age	16.7 yrs	51.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,500	—
Median home value	$135,900	$127,700
Housing units	66	159
Homeownership rate	87.9%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Rochester	Salem Heights
Population	142 → 250 (+76.1%)	322 → 301 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$22,782 → $46,500 (+104.1%)	—
Median home value	$108,100 → $135,900 (+25.7%)	$104,200 → $127,700 (+22.6%)

East Rochester

Population

142250

Median household income

$22,782$46,500

Median home value

$108,100$135,900

Salem Heights

Population

322301

Median home value

$104,200$127,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Rochester	Salem Heights
Under 5	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	45.2%	6.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	14.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	20.3%
35 to 44	14.4%	4.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	21.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	15.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.0%
75 and over	16.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Rochester	Salem Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Rochester	Salem Heights
No high school diploma	0.0%	18.1%
High school graduate	43.4%	53.6%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Rochester	Salem Heights
Drove alone	74.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Rochester	Salem Heights
1-unit, detached	100.0%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	27.7%

Poverty & households

	East Rochester	Salem Heights
Poverty rate	0.0%	25.6%
Average household size	3.79	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	24	11
Median year structure built	1938	1969