COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rochester vs Abilene
PLACE A
Rochester, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Abilene, Texas
Rochester is 97% smaller than Abilene. Abilene earns more, with a median household income $19,568 higher. Abilene has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -5%).
ROCHESTERABILENEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,358131,588−97% vs Abilene
Population density5,7111,234+4,477
Population growth-5.1%6.9%−12.0 pts
Median age42.132.8+9.3
Male43.4%51.4%−8.0 pts
Female56.6%48.6%+8.0 pts
Foreign-born3.5%7.4%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.8%56.8%+26.1 pts
Black11.0%9.8%+1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%27.1%−26.5 pts
Asian0.9%2.3%−1.4 pts
Other4.6%4.1%+0.6 pts
Median household income$43,080$62,648−$19,568
Per capita income$27,873$31,321−$3,448
Poverty rate23.6%16.1%+7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.447−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%27.3%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree6.6%9.6%−3.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%3.0%+6.3 pts
Labor force participation59.8%61.5%−1.7 pts
Median home value$116,800$183,700−$66,900
Median gross rent$801$1,157−$356
Owner-occupied43.3%56.1%−12.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.2%11.7%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households38.4%48.6%−10.2 pts
Average commute18.115.6+2.5
Worked from home5.1%8.4%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.4%−0.1 pts
Uninsured10.9%15.0%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025