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. East Rochester has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.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 (17.09%), sales jobs (12.75%), and teaching (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 interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.17% 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. The education level of East Rochester citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.
