East Rochester is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,213 people and two associated neighborhoods, East Rochester is the 269th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in East Rochester was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages, East Rochester isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in East Rochester are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Rochester is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Rochester who work in office and administrative support (16.18%), sales jobs (11.27%), and management occupations (8.77%). 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 of the benefits of East Rochester is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.25 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The overall education level of East Rochester citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.06% 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 $32,958, 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 $131,832 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 Tagalog.
