COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rochester vs Hanover
PLACE A
Rochester, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Rochester is 80% smaller than Hanover. Hanover earns more, with a median household income $18,213 higher. Hanover has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -5%).
ROCHESTERHANOVERDIFFERENCE
Total population3,35816,684−80% vs Hanover
Population density5,7114,514+1,197
Population growth-5.1%7.5%−12.5 pts
Median age42.141.2+0.9
Male43.4%48.2%−4.8 pts
Female56.6%51.8%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born3.5%6.0%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.8%78.0%+4.8 pts
Black11.0%3.4%+7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%12.7%−12.1 pts
Asian0.9%1.5%−0.5 pts
Other4.6%4.5%+0.2 pts
Median household income$43,080$61,293−$18,213
Per capita income$27,873$35,446−$7,573
Poverty rate23.6%14.5%+9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.412Even
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%15.9%+1.0 pts
Graduate degree6.6%6.4%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%8.9%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation59.8%67.7%−7.8 pts
Median home value$116,800$212,800−$96,000
Median gross rent$801$1,137−$336
Owner-occupied43.3%53.4%−10.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.2%7.0%+10.2 pts
Rent-burdened households38.4%45.1%−6.8 pts
Average commute18.123.4−5.3
Worked from home5.1%5.4%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.2%+0.0 pts
Uninsured10.9%5.8%+5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025