COMPARING TWO PLACES
Avon vs Rochester
PLACE A
Avon, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Avon is 81% smaller than Rochester. Avon earns more, with a median household income $19,281 higher.
AVONROCHESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population6233,358−81% vs Rochester
Population density9615,711−4,749
Population growth-0.7%-5.1%+4.4 pts
Median age31.042.1−11.1
Male50.9%43.4%+7.5 pts
Female49.1%56.6%−7.5 pts
Foreign-born0.6%3.5%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.2%82.8%+13.3 pts
Black0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%0.6%+0.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other3.0%4.6%−1.7 pts
Median household income$62,361$43,080+$19,281
Per capita income$24,276$27,873−$3,597
Poverty rate31.5%23.6%+8.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3110.405−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%17.0%−1.3 pts
Graduate degree6.6%6.6%+0.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%9.4%−6.5 pts
Labor force participation64.7%59.8%+4.9 pts
Median home value$107,600$116,800−$9,200
Median gross rent$594$801−$207
Owner-occupied85.4%43.3%+42.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.6%17.2%−11.6 pts
Rent-burdened households37.5%38.4%−0.9 pts
Average commute24.218.1+6.0
Worked from home1.1%5.1%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured12.1%10.9%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025