East Rochester is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,139 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.

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.

A relatively large number of people in East Rochester telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.17% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

The population of East Rochester is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.71% of adults in East Rochester have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in East Rochester in 2022 was $39,078, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,312 for a family of four. However, East Rochester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

East Rochester is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. 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, German, Irish, English, and Polish.

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