Median Household Income
$47,213 ± $1,632
Median Home Value
$139,600 ± $4,773
Median Gross Rent
$1,081 ± $16/mo
Per Capita Income
$31,314
Poverty Rate
27.8%
Unemployment Rate
7.9%
Homeownership Rate
38.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
30.0%
Median Age
33.7
Average Commute
17 min
Households
93,261
Veterans
6,184
Population Over Time
Rochester shrank 0.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
210,461
2016
210,291
2018
207,778
2020
206,357
2022
210,992
2024
208,772
Population by Race & Ethnicity
White
39.7%
Hispanic or Latino
19.6%
Black or African American
36.2%
Asian
3.4%
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024. Estimates carry a margin of error (shown as ±) inherent to ACS's sample-based methodology.