COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elba vs Rochester
PLACE A
Elba, New York
VS
PLACE B
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Elba is 82% smaller than Rochester. Elba earns more, with a median household income $22,545 higher. Rochester has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -17%).
ELBAROCHESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population5923,358−82% vs Rochester
Population density5825,711−5,129
Population growth-17.5%-5.1%−12.4 pts
Median age40.742.1−1.4
Male52.4%43.4%+9.0 pts
Female47.6%56.6%−9.0 pts
Foreign-born5.4%3.5%+1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.2%82.8%−9.7 pts
Black0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.9%0.6%+15.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other10.9%4.6%+6.3 pts
Median household income$65,625$43,080+$22,545
Per capita income$38,483$27,873+$10,610
Poverty rate6.2%23.6%−17.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.405−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%17.0%+2.3 pts
Graduate degree3.5%6.6%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%9.4%−7.1 pts
Labor force participation66.7%59.8%+6.9 pts
Median home value$143,300$116,800+$26,500
Median gross rent$763$801−$38
Owner-occupied87.6%43.3%+44.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.2%17.2%−12.0 pts
Rent-burdened households48.1%38.4%+9.8 pts
Average commute18.918.1+0.8
Worked from home5.7%5.1%+0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.9%10.9%−8.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025