COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rochester vs Barre
PLACE A
Rochester, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Barre, Massachusetts
Rochester is 399% larger than Barre. Barre earns more, with a median household income $32,122 higher. Barre has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -5%).
ROCHESTERBARREDIFFERENCE
Total population3,358673+399% vs Barre
Population density5,711425+5,285
Population growth-5.1%2.0%−7.0 pts
Median age42.151.2−9.1
Male43.4%35.1%+8.3 pts
Female56.6%64.9%−8.3 pts
Foreign-born3.5%9.1%−5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.8%95.4%−12.5 pts
Black11.0%0.0%+11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other4.6%4.6%+0.0 pts
Median household income$43,080$75,202−$32,122
Per capita income$27,873$49,548−$21,675
Poverty rate23.6%2.4%+21.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.387+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%50.3%−33.3 pts
Graduate degree6.6%12.6%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%0.0%+9.4 pts
Labor force participation59.8%71.9%−12.1 pts
Median home value$116,800$348,000−$231,200
Median gross rent$801$1,864−$1,063
Owner-occupied43.3%59.6%−16.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.2%11.1%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households38.4%80.4%−42.0 pts
Average commute18.144.9−26.7
Worked from home5.1%2.9%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.3%13.6%−13.4 pts
Uninsured10.9%0.0%+10.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024