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Rochester Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Rochester Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

33,169

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.3%
5 - 17:
15.2%
18 - 24:
8.6%
25 - 34:
11.6%
35 - 54:
25.8%
55 - 64:
16.0%
Over 65 Years:
18.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.0%
4.0%
92.6%
92.6%
26.4%
26.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Rochester
USA
$39,139
$39,139
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Rochester
USA
$74,882
$74,882
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

9.8%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Retail
Healthcare
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Construction
Finance
Administration
Public Service
Transportation
Other
17.9%
17.9%
16.7%
16.7%
11.8%
11.8%
7.8%
7.8%
7.2%
7.2%
6.3%
6.3%
5.1%
5.1%
5.0%
5.0%
4.5%
4.5%
4.1%
4.1%
3.9%
3.9%
3.8%
3.8%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
91.5%
91.5%
4.0%
4.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.5%
1.5%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
French
French Canadian
German
Italian
Polish
Scottish
Swedish
Scots-Irish
European
Norwegian
Greek
Welsh
Canadian
Portuguese
Dutch
Danish
Hungarian
British
20.6%
20.6%
18.4%
18.4%
12.6%
12.6%
9.3%
9.3%
8.7%
8.7%
8.5%
8.5%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
2.1%
2.1%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Korean
German/Yiddish
Other Asian languages
Chinese
Portuguese
Arabic
Pacific Island languages
Langs. of India
Serbo-Croatian
Greek
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Laotian
96.3%
96.3%
1.2%
1.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Rochester Residents

2.7%