O'Brien vs Rochester

A side-by-side comparison of O'Brien and Rochester: population, income, housing, and more.

O'Brien and Rochester are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rochester has the higher population (260 vs 108 in O'Brien). O'Brien has the higher median household income ($45,750 vs $45,000 in Rochester). Since 2019, O'Brien's population has grown faster (-1.8% vs -44.0%).

Population, income & housing

	O'Brien	Rochester
Population	108	260
Median age	24.3 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,750	$45,000
Median home value	$45,600	—
Median gross rent	—	$725
Housing units	44	136
Homeownership rate	87.1%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	39.3%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	O'Brien	Rochester
Population	110 → 108 (-1.8%)	464 → 260 (-44.0%)
Median household income	$28,125 → $45,750 (+62.7%)	$30,388 → $45,000 (+48.1%)
Median home value	$13,900 → $45,600 (+228.1%)	$14,900 → $14,300 (-4.0%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $925 (+12.1%)	$621 → $725 (+16.7%)

O'Brien

Population

110108

Median household income

$28,125$45,750

Median home value

$13,900$45,600

Median gross rent

$825$925

Rochester

Population

464260

Median household income

$30,388$45,000

Median home value

$14,900$14,300

Median gross rent

$621$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	O'Brien	Rochester
Under 5	5.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	33.3%	20.0%
18 to 24	13.0%	17.3%
25 to 34	7.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	9.3%	17.7%
45 to 54	2.8%	6.2%
55 to 64	0.9%	5.4%
65 to 74	17.6%	13.5%
75 and over	10.2%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	O'Brien	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	23.1%	46.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	76.9%	38.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	O'Brien	Rochester
No high school diploma	46.2%	28.3%
High school graduate	26.9%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	11.5%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	O'Brien	Rochester
Drove alone	100.0%	78.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	4.5%
Walked	0.0%	9.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	O'Brien	Rochester
1-unit, detached	88.6%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	O'Brien	Rochester
Poverty rate	64.8%	20.8%
Average household size	3.48	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	12	19
Median year structure built	1955	1957