COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dover vs Rochester
PLACE A
Dover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Dover is 42% smaller than Rochester. Dover earns more, with a median household income $32,267 higher.
DOVERROCHESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,9593,358−42% vs Rochester
Population density3,6085,711−2,103
Population growth-2.6%-5.1%+2.4 pts
Median age40.942.1−1.2
Male54.2%43.4%+10.9 pts
Female45.8%56.6%−10.9 pts
Foreign-born10.2%3.5%+6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%82.8%+0.9 pts
Black3.2%11.0%−7.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%0.6%+5.1 pts
Asian4.1%0.9%+3.2 pts
Other3.3%4.6%−1.3 pts
Median household income$75,347$43,080+$32,267
Per capita income$39,723$27,873+$11,850
Poverty rate6.0%23.6%−17.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.405−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%17.0%−0.4 pts
Graduate degree4.3%6.6%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%9.4%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation77.2%59.8%+17.3 pts
Median home value$206,200$116,800+$89,400
Median gross rent$1,168$801+$367
Owner-occupied66.6%43.3%+23.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%17.2%−13.0 pts
Rent-burdened households58.0%38.4%+19.6 pts
Average commute24.118.1+6.0
Worked from home4.9%5.1%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured3.6%10.9%−7.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025