East Rochester is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,158 people and two associated neighborhoods, East Rochester is the 269th largest community in New York. East Rochester has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Also of interest is that East Rochester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.88% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of East Rochester spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.10 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.

The overall education level of East Rochester citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.96% of adults in East Rochester have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in East Rochester in 2022 was $36,071, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,284 for a family of four. However, East Rochester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call East Rochester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Rochester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Rochester include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in East Rochester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.