COMPARING TWO PLACES
Byron vs Rochester
PLACE A
Byron, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Byron is 96% larger than Rochester. Byron earns more, with a median household income $42,516 higher. Byron has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs -5%).
BYRONROCHESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population6,5673,358+96% vs Rochester
Population density7475,711−4,964
Population growth26.4%-5.1%+31.4 pts
Median age34.442.1−7.7
Male54.3%43.4%+11.0 pts
Female45.7%56.6%−11.0 pts
Foreign-born3.0%3.5%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.5%82.8%−34.4 pts
Black39.1%11.0%+28.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%0.6%+4.3 pts
Asian0.3%0.9%−0.7 pts
Other7.4%4.6%+2.8 pts
Median household income$85,596$43,080+$42,516
Per capita income$39,919$27,873+$12,046
Poverty rate10.1%23.6%−13.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.405Even
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%17.0%+13.9 pts
Graduate degree19.3%6.6%+12.7 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%9.4%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation75.3%59.8%+15.5 pts
Median home value$253,200$116,800+$136,400
Median gross rent$1,020$801+$219
Owner-occupied91.5%43.3%+48.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.2%17.2%−15.0 pts
Rent-burdened households43.0%38.4%+4.6 pts
Average commute22.318.1+4.1
Worked from home26.9%5.1%+21.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured5.0%10.9%−5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025