COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rochester vs Chatham
PLACE A
Rochester, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Chatham, Virginia
Rochester is 182% larger than Chatham. Chatham earns more, with a median household income $15,581 higher.
ROCHESTERCHATHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population3,3581,191+182% vs Chatham
Population density5,711587+5,124
Population growth-5.1%-2.9%−2.1 pts
Median age42.138.7+3.4
Male43.4%51.3%−7.9 pts
Female56.6%48.7%+7.9 pts
Foreign-born3.5%5.7%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.8%73.1%+9.7 pts
Black11.0%13.1%−2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%6.4%−5.9 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other4.6%7.4%−2.7 pts
Median household income$43,080$58,661−$15,581
Per capita income$27,873$30,311−$2,438
Poverty rate23.6%7.8%+15.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.423−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%36.1%−19.2 pts
Graduate degree6.6%14.9%−8.3 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%3.3%+6.0 pts
Labor force participation59.8%52.2%+7.7 pts
Median home value$116,800$174,300−$57,500
Median gross rent$801$1,004−$203
Owner-occupied43.3%67.2%−23.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.2%12.4%+4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households38.4%27.1%+11.3 pts
Average commute18.117.7+0.4
Worked from home5.1%4.4%+0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured10.9%14.7%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025