Rochester, NY Demographic Data
Rochester, NY Summary
Rochester is located in Monroe County in New York
- Population: 210,521
- Area: 37.16 sq. miles
- Land Area: 35.78 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.37 sq. miles
- Population Density: 5,666.02 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 492.13 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rochester, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
107,872
52%
50.8
Male
101,014
48%
49.2
Total Population
208,886
323,128,000
Rochester, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
12,941
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
14,323
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
13,749
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
14,241
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
21,763
10.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
38,217
18.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
24,179
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
24,880
11.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
13,563
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
10,608
5.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
11,419
5.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
6,247
3.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,756
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
160,534
76.9%
77.2
Female
84,724
52.8%
51.3
Male
75,810
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
149,474
71.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
26,471
12.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
20,422
9.8%
15.2
Female
12,200
59.7%
55.8
Male
8,222
40.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Rochester, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
199,492
95.5%
96.8
White
99,699
47.7%
72.6
Black or African American
85,771
41.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,552
0.7%
0.8
Asian
4,967
2.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
299
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
1,296
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
181
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
108
0.1%
0.2
Korean
427
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,099
0.5%
0.6
Other Asian
1,557
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
61
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
7,442
3.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
9,394
4.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
40,395
19.3%
17.8
Mexican
1,010
0.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
31,997
15.3%
1.7
Cuban
2,469
1.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4,919
2.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
168,491
80.7%
82.2
Rochester, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
7,628
5.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
17,520
13.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
34,333
26.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
26,215
19.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
15,245
11.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
19,076
14.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
11,852
9.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
25,148
19.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
106,721
81.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
30,928
23.5%
31.2
Rochester, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
95,030
56.6%
33.7%
Now Married
39,432
23.5%
47.5
Divorced
20,496
12.2%
11.0%
Separated
5,491
3.3%
2.0
Widowed
7,424
4.4
5.8%
Rochester, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
156,249
79.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
39,696
20.3%
21.6%
Spanish
27,784
14.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4,602
2.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3,586
1.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
3,724
1.9%
1.1%
Rochester, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
15,535
18.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
7,712
9.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
10,992
13.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
10,718
12.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
10,583
12.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
13,075
15.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
7,514
8.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
5,546
6.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,022
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
991
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
31,693
57,617
Per capita income
21,013
31,128
Rochester, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
96
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
9,827
10.6%
9.8
Construction
3,296
3.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
33,727
36.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,543
3.8%
6.6
Information
1,828
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
8,580
9.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,820
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
9,650
10.4%
11.4
Public administration
1,847
2.0%
4.6
Retail trade
11,325
12.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,871
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,431
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,817
4.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
32,418
34.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
10,548
11.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
23,015
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
23,043
24.8%
18.1%
Rochester, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
90,231
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
63,638
70.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
7,371
8.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
9,031
10.0%
5.1
Walked
6,124
6.8%
2.7
Other means
1,465
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
2,602
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.7
26.6
Rochester, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
22,406
26.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
35,976
42.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
20,178
23.8%
37.1
3 or more
6,128
7.2%
21.0
Rochester, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
84,688
84.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
28,800
34.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
55,888
66.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
15,191
15.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Rochester, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
99,879
1 room
4,367
4.4%
2.4
2 rooms
3,395
3.4%
2.7
3 rooms
14,614
14.6%
9.1
4 rooms
15,414
15.4%
16.5
5 rooms
17,432
17.5%
19.8
6 rooms
19,466
19.5%
17.8
7 rooms
13,838
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
6,094
6.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,259
5.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Rochester, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
99,879
1-unit, detached
43,671
43.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,190
5.2%
5.9
2-units
15,826
15.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
10,648
10.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6,684
6.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,514
3.5%
4.4
20 or more units
14,203
14.2%
9.0
Mobile home
143
0.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rochester, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
54,279
54.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
7,903
7.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
10,492
10.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
8,390
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
9,080
9.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,935
3.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,540
2.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,555
2.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
465
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
240
0.2%
1.4%
Rochester, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
66,956
79.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,070
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
13,670
16.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,338
1.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
119
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
71
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
980
1.2%
0.5
No fuel used
484
0.6%
1.1
Rochester, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
18,569
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
215
1.2%
7.0%
Less than $500
355
1.9%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
376
2.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
587
3.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,747
9.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
6,190
33.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
9,099
49.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
9,403
50.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,682
14.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,692
9.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
804
4.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,928
21.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
60
0.0%
0.0%
Rochester, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
55,081
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
56
0.1%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
492
0.9%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,608
2.9%
11.9%
Less than $500
8,479
15.4%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
9,714
17.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
34,732
63.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
807
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
775
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,290
8.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
7,932
15.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,731
9.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,660
8.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,764
10.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
25,407
48.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,104
0.0%
0.0%
Rochester, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
28,800
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4,630
16.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
13,613
47.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5,283
18.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,452
8.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,608
5.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
778
2.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
327
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
109
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
84,600
205,000