COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cochrane vs Rochester
PLACE A
Cochrane, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Cochrane is 88% smaller than Rochester. Cochrane earns more, with a median household income $45,462 higher.
COCHRANEROCHESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population4163,358−88% vs Rochester
Population density5375,711−5,173
Population growth-6.0%-5.1%−0.9 pts
Median age35.342.1−6.8
Male52.1%43.4%+8.8 pts
Female47.9%56.6%−8.8 pts
Foreign-born2.1%3.5%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%82.8%+8.4 pts
Black3.7%11.0%−7.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%0.6%+2.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other2.3%4.6%−2.3 pts
Median household income$88,542$43,080+$45,462
Per capita income$30,843$27,873+$2,970
Poverty rate5.1%23.6%−18.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2880.405−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%17.0%−5.6 pts
Graduate degree3.7%6.6%−2.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%9.4%−8.3 pts
Labor force participation72.7%59.8%+12.9 pts
Median home value$139,700$116,800+$22,900
Median gross rent$731$801−$70
Owner-occupied77.4%43.3%+34.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.5%17.2%−11.7 pts
Rent-burdened households21.3%38.4%−17.1 pts
Average commute22.318.1+4.1
Worked from home8.8%5.1%+3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured4.3%10.9%−6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025