LaGrange vs Rochester

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

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

LaGrange has the higher population (2,736 vs 183 in Rochester). LaGrange has the higher median household income ($84,943 vs $74,375 in Rochester). LaGrange has the higher median home value ($243,800 vs $124,100 in Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	LaGrange	Rochester
Population	2,736	183
Median age	42.5 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$84,943	$74,375
Median home value	$243,800	$124,100
Median gross rent	$968	—
Housing units	1,094	71
Homeownership rate	81.2%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	LaGrange	Rochester
Population	2,484 → 2,736 (+10.1%)	168 → 183 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$69,870 → $84,943 (+21.6%)	$66,875 → $74,375 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$176,400 → $243,800 (+38.2%)	$120,300 → $124,100 (+3.2%)
Median gross rent	$899 → $968 (+7.7%)	—

LaGrange

Population

2,4842,736

Median household income

$69,870$84,943

Median home value

$176,400$243,800

Median gross rent

$899$968

Rochester

Population

168183

Median household income

$66,875$74,375

Median home value

$120,300$124,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	LaGrange	Rochester
Under 5	4.7%	0.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	26.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	3.8%
25 to 34	10.0%	7.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	18.0%
45 to 54	14.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	14.1%	6.6%
65 to 74	11.5%	12.6%
75 and over	7.6%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	LaGrange	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	LaGrange	Rochester
No high school diploma	3.3%	10.2%
High school graduate	36.7%	53.5%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	LaGrange	Rochester
Drove alone	89.5%	95.9%
Carpooled	3.6%	2.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	1.4%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	LaGrange	Rochester
1-unit, detached	80.2%	98.6%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	LaGrange	Rochester
Poverty rate	6.9%	4.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1990	1938