Rochester vs South Amherst

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

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

South Amherst has the higher population (1,771 vs 183 in Rochester). South Amherst has the higher median household income ($83,654 vs $74,375 in Rochester). South Amherst has the higher median home value ($186,000 vs $124,100 in Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	Rochester	South Amherst
Population	183	1,771
Median age	39.6 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$74,375	$83,654
Median home value	$124,100	$186,000
Median gross rent	—	$893
Housing units	71	767
Homeownership rate	85.9%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rochester	South Amherst
Population	168 → 183 (+8.9%)	1,820 → 1,771 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$66,875 → $74,375 (+11.2%)	$58,641 → $83,654 (+42.7%)
Median home value	$120,300 → $124,100 (+3.2%)	$137,700 → $186,000 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$802 → $893 (+11.3%)

Rochester

Population

168183

Median household income

$66,875$74,375

Median home value

$120,300$124,100

South Amherst

Population

1,8201,771

Median household income

$58,641$83,654

Median home value

$137,700$186,000

Median gross rent

$802$893

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rochester	South Amherst
Under 5	0.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	26.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	3.8%	12.7%
25 to 34	7.1%	9.5%
35 to 44	18.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.9%
55 to 64	6.6%	15.7%
65 to 74	12.6%	13.7%
75 and over	11.5%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rochester	South Amherst
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	93.7%
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	1.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rochester	South Amherst
No high school diploma	10.2%	5.7%
High school graduate	53.5%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rochester	South Amherst
Drove alone	95.9%	79.9%
Carpooled	2.7%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rochester	South Amherst
1-unit, detached	98.6%	97.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rochester	South Amherst
Poverty rate	4.9%	5.2%
Average household size	2.58	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1938	1954