East Rochester vs South Heights

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

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

East Rochester has the higher population (583 vs 351 in South Heights). South Heights has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $42,569 in East Rochester). South Heights has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $112,100 in East Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	East Rochester	South Heights
Population	583	351
Median age	43.5 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$42,569	$62,500
Median home value	$112,100	$125,000
Median gross rent	$818	$1,050
Housing units	302	213
Homeownership rate	41.3%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Rochester	South Heights
Population	472 → 583 (+23.5%)	344 → 351 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$42,969 → $42,569 (-0.9%)	$64,219 → $62,500 (-2.7%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $112,100 (+26.2%)	$95,400 → $125,000 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $818 (+26.4%)	$629 → $1,050 (+66.9%)

East Rochester

Population

472583

Median household income

$42,969$42,569

Median home value

$88,800$112,100

Median gross rent

$647$818

South Heights

Population

344351

Median household income

$64,219$62,500

Median home value

$95,400$125,000

Median gross rent

$629$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Rochester	South Heights
Under 5	9.3%	3.4%
5 to 17	11.0%	6.3%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	16.1%	19.9%
35 to 44	8.7%	3.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	23.1%
55 to 64	16.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	12.7%	9.4%
75 and over	7.5%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Rochester	South Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	86.6%
Black or African American	16.5%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	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	2.4%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Rochester	South Heights
No high school diploma	6.2%	16.0%
High school graduate	44.3%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Rochester	South Heights
Drove alone	74.8%	78.7%
Carpooled	0.7%	11.7%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.2%	9.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Rochester	South Heights
1-unit, detached	43.7%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	18.5%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	25.2%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	East Rochester	South Heights
Poverty rate	13.2%	12.8%
Average household size	1.99	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1948	1946