COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dryden vs Rochester
PLACE A
Dryden, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Dryden is 75% smaller than Rochester. Dryden earns more, with a median household income $12,076 higher. Rochester has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -18%).
DRYDENROCHESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population8233,358−75% vs Rochester
Population density1175,711−5,594
Population growth-18.4%-5.1%−13.3 pts
Median age35.942.1−6.2
Male41.7%43.4%−1.7 pts
Female58.3%56.6%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.7%82.8%+15.8 pts
Black0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%0.6%+0.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Median household income$55,156$43,080+$12,076
Per capita income$24,147$27,873−$3,726
Poverty rate30.4%23.6%+6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.405Even
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%17.0%+0.4 pts
Graduate degree6.3%6.6%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Labor force participation40.6%59.8%−19.2 pts
Median home value$130,300$116,800+$13,500
Median gross rent$583$801−$218
Owner-occupied78.1%43.3%+34.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.8%17.2%+6.6 pts
Rent-burdened households72.7%38.4%+34.3 pts
Average commute27.018.1+8.8
Worked from home0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work4.3%0.3%+4.0 pts
Uninsured0.0%10.9%−10.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024