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. 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.10 minutes getting to work every day.

The 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.

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.