East Rochester vs Patterson Heights

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

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

Patterson Heights has the higher population (725 vs 583 in East Rochester). Patterson Heights has the higher median household income ($99,524 vs $42,569 in East Rochester). Patterson Heights has the higher median home value ($213,700 vs $112,100 in East Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	East Rochester	Patterson Heights
Population	583	725
Median age	43.5 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,569	$99,524
Median home value	$112,100	$213,700
Median gross rent	$818	—
Housing units	302	314
Homeownership rate	41.3%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	37.6%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Rochester	Patterson Heights
Population	472 → 583 (+23.5%)	508 → 725 (+42.7%)
Median household income	$42,969 → $42,569 (-0.9%)	$85,250 → $99,524 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $112,100 (+26.2%)	$166,400 → $213,700 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $818 (+26.4%)	$1,067 → $1,000 (-6.3%)

East Rochester

Population

472583

Median household income

$42,969$42,569

Median home value

$88,800$112,100

Median gross rent

$647$818

Patterson Heights

Population

508725

Median household income

$85,250$99,524

Median home value

$166,400$213,700

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Rochester	Patterson Heights
Under 5	9.3%	3.2%
5 to 17	11.0%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	16.1%	11.0%
35 to 44	8.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	16.8%	21.2%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.8%
75 and over	7.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Rochester	Patterson Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	88.1%
Black or African American	16.5%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Rochester	Patterson Heights
No high school diploma	6.2%	2.7%
High school graduate	44.3%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Rochester	Patterson Heights
Drove alone	74.8%	77.8%
Carpooled	0.7%	8.3%
Public transit	2.9%	0.3%
Walked	2.2%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.2%	8.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Rochester	Patterson Heights
1-unit, detached	43.7%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	18.5%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	25.2%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	3.2%
20 or more units	1.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Rochester	Patterson Heights
Poverty rate	13.2%	5.1%
Average household size	1.99	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1948	1938