COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rochester vs Brighton
PLACE A
Rochester, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Brighton, Tennessee
Rochester is 16% larger than Brighton. Brighton earns more, with a median household income $37,802 higher. Brighton has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -5%).
ROCHESTERBRIGHTONDIFFERENCE
Total population3,3582,892+16% vs Brighton
Population density5,711953+4,758
Population growth-5.1%5.6%−10.7 pts
Median age42.134.4+7.7
Male43.4%51.9%−8.5 pts
Female56.6%48.1%+8.5 pts
Foreign-born3.5%0.2%+3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.8%75.2%+7.6 pts
Black11.0%17.5%−6.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%2.3%−1.8 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other4.6%4.9%−0.3 pts
Median household income$43,080$80,882−$37,802
Per capita income$27,873$36,021−$8,148
Poverty rate23.6%14.9%+8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.421−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%20.4%−3.5 pts
Graduate degree6.6%4.8%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%7.7%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation59.8%69.6%−9.8 pts
Median home value$116,800$214,100−$97,300
Median gross rent$801$1,204−$403
Owner-occupied43.3%78.4%−35.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.2%4.3%+12.9 pts
Rent-burdened households38.4%27.7%+10.7 pts
Average commute18.132.3−14.1
Worked from home5.1%13.8%−8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured10.9%13.1%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025