COMPARING TWO PLACES
Webster vs Rochester
PLACE A
Webster, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Webster is 50% smaller than Rochester. Webster earns more, with a median household income $12,099 higher.
WEBSTERROCHESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,6813,358−50% vs Rochester
Population density1,0365,711−4,675
Population growth-8.4%-5.1%−3.3 pts
Median age40.542.1−1.6
Male49.2%43.4%+5.8 pts
Female50.8%56.6%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born3.7%3.5%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.3%82.8%+4.4 pts
Black0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%0.6%+4.1 pts
Asian0.1%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other8.0%4.6%+3.3 pts
Median household income$55,179$43,080+$12,099
Per capita income$41,250$27,873+$13,377
Poverty rate15.1%23.6%−8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4730.405+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%17.0%+3.8 pts
Graduate degree6.8%6.6%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%9.4%−8.6 pts
Labor force participation60.3%59.8%+0.5 pts
Median home value$154,100$116,800+$37,300
Median gross rent$653$801−$148
Owner-occupied66.8%43.3%+23.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%17.2%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households31.8%38.4%−6.6 pts
Average commute19.318.1+1.2
Worked from home6.7%5.1%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.3%+0.4 pts
Uninsured7.9%10.9%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025