East Rochester

Population: 6,263
Median household income: $72,036
Median home value: $137,400

Located in Monroe County, New York, East Rochester is a community with a population of 6,263. The median household income of $72,036 is in line with the Monroe County median ($74,409).

Between 2019 and 2023, East Rochester's population declined 4.6% from 6,563 to 6,263, while its median home value rose 31.7% from $104,300 to $137,400.

55.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1943.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,263
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $72,036
Median home value: $137,400
Median gross rent: $1,120
Housing units: 3,091
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,5636,263

Median household income

$50,824$72,036

Median home value

$104,300$137,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,120

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,563	$50,824	$104,300	$890
2020	6,530	$55,438	$105,400	$926
2021	6,348	$60,260	$109,600	$958
2022	6,321	$65,134	$125,100	$1,103
2023	6,263	$72,036	$137,400	$1,120

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	175	2.8%
5 to 17	816	13.0%
18 to 24	451	7.2%
25 to 34	1,203	19.2%
35 to 44	908	14.5%
45 to 54	620	9.9%
55 to 64	928	14.8%
65 to 74	700	11.2%
75 and over	462	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,588	89.2%
Black or African American	164	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.3%
Asian	23	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.2%
Some other race	22	0.4%
Two or more races	115	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	317	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	348	7.2%
High school graduate	1,362	28.3%
Some college or associate's	1,522	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,043	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	546	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit1.2%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,758	81.9%
Carpooled	117	3.5%
Public transit	41	1.2%
Walked	87	2.6%
Bicycle	20	0.6%
Worked from home	299	8.9%
Other means	45	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,146	37.4%
15 to 29 min	1,583	51.6%
30 to 44 min	237	7.7%
45 to 59 min	25	0.8%
60+ min	77	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 9.1% (571 of 6,251)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,518	51.4%
Nonfamily households	1,438	48.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,956	95.6%
Vacant	135	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,873	63.4%
Renter-occupied	1,083	36.6%

1-unit, detached55.9%

1-unit, attached10.7%

2 to 4 units29.9%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,729	55.9%
1-unit, attached	332	10.7%
2 to 4 units	923	29.9%
5 to 19 units	47	1.5%
20 or more units	60	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3622865
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.1122, -77.4872