New Brighton vs Rochester

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

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

New Brighton has the higher population (5,600 vs 3,445 in Rochester). New Brighton has the higher median household income ($50,426 vs $40,710 in Rochester). Rochester has the higher median home value ($109,300 vs $104,100 in New Brighton).

Population, income & housing

	New Brighton	Rochester
Population	5,600	3,445
Median age	38.9 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,426	$40,710
Median home value	$104,100	$109,300
Median gross rent	$716	$744
Housing units	2,972	1,973
Homeownership rate	48.4%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Brighton	Rochester
Population	5,780 → 5,600 (-3.1%)	3,502 → 3,445 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$37,460 → $50,426 (+34.6%)	$30,120 → $40,710 (+35.2%)
Median home value	$73,100 → $104,100 (+42.4%)	$72,000 → $109,300 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $716 (+10.3%)	$602 → $744 (+23.6%)

New Brighton

Population

5,7805,600

Median household income

$37,460$50,426

Median home value

$73,100$104,100

Median gross rent

$649$716

Rochester

Population

3,5023,445

Median household income

$30,120$40,710

Median home value

$72,000$109,300

Median gross rent

$602$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Brighton	Rochester
Under 5	5.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	14.1%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.7%	17.8%
35 to 44	16.1%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	11.4%	16.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	6.6%
75 and over	7.3%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Brighton	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	81.0%
Black or African American	10.8%	14.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Brighton	Rochester
No high school diploma	4.7%	11.5%
High school graduate	44.9%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Brighton	Rochester
Drove alone	72.1%	66.7%
Carpooled	10.6%	19.0%
Public transit	2.8%	2.8%
Walked	3.4%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	2.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Brighton	Rochester
1-unit, detached	56.7%	55.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	19.3%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	15.5%	11.2%
20 or more units	6.1%	19.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Brighton	Rochester
Poverty rate	18.7%	29.3%
Average household size	2.14	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1938	1945