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Rochester Demographics and Statistics

The demographic data of the metropolitan statistical area of Rochester present some truly exciting facts.This region is populated significantly by residents of a number of cultures, heritages, and lifestyles. The United States Census Bureau provides insight into a number of interesting findings. This rise in the overall population of the area is due to a combination of the following factors: domestic migration, international migration and natural changes i.e. ratio of births and deaths occurring in the city.

Rochester, NY

People QuickFacts Rochester New York
Population, 2006 estimate 208,123 19,306,183
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -5.3% 1.7%
Population, 2000 219,773 18,976,457
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.8% 6.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 28.1% 24.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.0% 12.9%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.2% 51.8%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 48.3% 67.9%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 38.5% 15.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 0.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.2% 5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.8% 3.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 12.8% 15.1%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 45.9% 61.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 7.3% 20.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 17.8% 28.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 73.0% 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 20.1% 27.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.3 31.7
 
Housing units, 2000 99,789 7,679,307
Homeownership rate, 2000 40.2% 53.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $61,300 $148,700
 
Households, 2000 88,999 7,056,860
Persons per household, 2000 2.36 2.61
Median household income, 1999 $27,123 $43,393
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,588 $23,389
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 25.9% 14.6%
Business QuickFacts Rochester New York
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 4,884,325 343,663,041
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,309,682 178,067,530
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $6,056 $9,291
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 283,303 27,835,952
Total number of firms, 2002 14,007 1,707,168
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 15.8% 7.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 S 0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.9% 8.5%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.8% 9.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 S 0.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 31.1% 29.6%
 
Geography QuickFacts Rochester New York
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 35 47,213
Persons per square mile, 2000 6,133.8 401.9
FIPS Code 63000 36
Counties Monroe County