COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chatfield vs Rochester
PLACE A
Chatfield, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Chatfield is 10% smaller than Rochester. Chatfield earns more, with a median household income $52,998 higher. Chatfield has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -5%).
CHATFIELDROCHESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population3,0183,358−10% vs Rochester
Population density1,1665,711−4,545
Population growth7.8%-5.1%+12.9 pts
Median age39.942.1−2.2
Male49.4%43.4%+6.0 pts
Female50.6%56.6%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born1.9%3.5%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%82.8%+11.4 pts
Black0.5%11.0%−10.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%0.6%+1.9 pts
Asian1.5%0.9%+0.6 pts
Other1.3%4.6%−3.4 pts
Median household income$96,078$43,080+$52,998
Per capita income$45,507$27,873+$17,634
Poverty rate5.3%23.6%−18.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.405−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%17.0%+15.1 pts
Graduate degree11.4%6.6%+4.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%9.4%−7.4 pts
Labor force participation73.9%59.8%+14.1 pts
Median home value$241,600$116,800+$124,800
Median gross rent$748$801−$53
Owner-occupied88.5%43.3%+45.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.3%17.2%−12.8 pts
Rent-burdened households53.5%38.4%+15.1 pts
Average commute22.018.1+3.9
Worked from home11.2%5.1%+6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.3%−0.1 pts
Uninsured1.2%10.9%−9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025