COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gates vs Rochester
PLACE A
Gates, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Gates is 86% smaller than Rochester. Gates earns more, with a median household income $22,590 higher. Gates has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -5%).
GATESROCHESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population4823,358−86% vs Rochester
Population density7465,711−4,965
Population growth16.3%-5.1%+21.4 pts
Median age57.242.1+15.1
Male57.5%43.4%+14.2 pts
Female42.5%56.6%−14.2 pts
Foreign-born2.0%3.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.9%82.8%−3.0 pts
Black0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.8%0.6%+5.2 pts
Asian1.3%0.9%+0.4 pts
Other13.1%4.6%+8.4 pts
Median household income$65,670$43,080+$22,590
Per capita income$36,539$27,873+$8,666
Poverty rate9.5%23.6%−14.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.405−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%17.0%−0.0 pts
Graduate degree2.2%6.6%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%9.4%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation52.6%59.8%−7.2 pts
Median home value$349,200$116,800+$232,400
Median gross rent$1,152$801+$351
Owner-occupied84.0%43.3%+40.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%17.2%−13.6 pts
Rent-burdened households41.2%38.4%+2.8 pts
Average commute37.018.1+18.8
Worked from home11.5%5.1%+6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured8.8%10.9%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025