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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East Rochester is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. 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 18.25 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.The 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. 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.
