COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wolfeboro vs Rochester
PLACE A
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
VS
PLACE B
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Wolfeboro is 25% smaller than Rochester. Wolfeboro earns more, with a median household income $8,759 higher. Wolfeboro has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -5%).
WOLFEBOROROCHESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population2,5313,358−25% vs Rochester
Population density3225,711−5,389
Population growth16.3%-5.1%+21.3 pts
Median age63.842.1+21.7
Male46.9%43.4%+3.5 pts
Female53.1%56.6%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born3.8%3.5%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%82.8%+11.6 pts
Black0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%0.6%+0.8 pts
Asian0.7%0.9%−0.3 pts
Other3.6%4.6%−1.1 pts
Median household income$51,839$43,080+$8,759
Per capita income$47,894$27,873+$20,021
Poverty rate11.1%23.6%−12.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5060.405+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher43.3%17.0%+26.4 pts
Graduate degree15.2%6.6%+8.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%9.4%−8.0 pts
Labor force participation43.0%59.8%−16.8 pts
Median home value$475,200$116,800+$358,400
Median gross rent$1,121$801+$320
Owner-occupied84.1%43.3%+40.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.4%17.2%+15.2 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%38.4%−11.1 pts
Average commute29.618.1+11.5
Worked from home18.8%5.1%+13.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured7.4%10.9%−3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024