2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Brownsville, OR vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Household income in Rochester, is 8% more than it is in Brownsville and is 13% above the National Average.
- Brownsville unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Rochester unemployment rate is 3.6%.
 Brownsville, ORRochester, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.8%3.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.7%34.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%8.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,428$43,827$37,638
 Household Income$73,147$79,159$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,917$101,963$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brownsville, ORRochester, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.3%6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%3.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.3%5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.0%6.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.8%7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%6.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K14.2%11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%13.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K24.7%18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.4%9.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.1%10.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brownsville, ORRochester, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.2%13.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.7%10.5%6.5%
 Community, social services3.1%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library10.7%6.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%18.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.8%4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.1%5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care4.9%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.1%16.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.8%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.3%4.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.5%8.4%13.1%
Reviews for Brownsville    1 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here 13 years. Quaint, Quiet, no traffic in town most of the time. Easy walking downtown in an Historic Town, with Post Office, Pharmacy, Hardware Store, and  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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