COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rollingstone vs Rochester
PLACE A
Rollingstone, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Rollingstone is 79% smaller than Rochester. Rollingstone earns more, with a median household income $49,920 higher. Rollingstone has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -5%).
ROLLINGSTONEROCHESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population7033,358−79% vs Rochester
Population density1,6165,711−4,095
Population growth2.1%-5.1%+7.2 pts
Median age41.842.1−0.3
Male46.0%43.4%+2.6 pts
Female54.0%56.6%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born1.6%3.5%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.0%82.8%+11.2 pts
Black0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%0.6%+1.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other3.7%4.6%−0.9 pts
Median household income$93,000$43,080+$49,920
Per capita income$41,139$27,873+$13,266
Poverty rate6.7%23.6%−16.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.405Even
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%17.0%+11.6 pts
Graduate degree5.4%6.6%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.3%9.4%−9.1 pts
Labor force participation69.8%59.8%+9.9 pts
Median home value$239,400$116,800+$122,600
Median gross rent$747$801−$54
Owner-occupied86.1%43.3%+42.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.7%17.2%−14.5 pts
Rent-burdened households74.3%38.4%+35.9 pts
Average commute28.918.1+10.8
Worked from home8.1%5.1%+3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.3%+0.3 pts
Uninsured0.6%10.9%−10.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025