Rochester, NH

Census Place

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2024 Population
33,144
US Senator
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maggie Hassan
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
43
0.922% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.27%
2.16% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$80,836
1.82% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$279,100
6.28% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
18,096
1.67% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Rochester, NH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Rochester, NH are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Rochester, NH was $279,100, and the homeownership rate was 66%.

Most people in Rochester, NH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Rochester, NH was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew HampshireStrafford County, NHBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHSouthern Maine--York (West) & Cumberland (West) PUMA, MEStrafford & Rockingham (Northern) Counties PUMA, NH

Population & Diversity

Rochester, NH is home to a population of 33.1k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.45% of Rochester, NH residents were born outside of the country (1.14k people).

In 2024, there were 28.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30.2k people) in Rochester, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.06k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 479 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
99%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Rochester, NH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rochester, NH was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rochester, NH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    30.2k ± 552
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.06k ± 285
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    479 ± 222
2.2%
Hispanic Population
730 people

In 2024, there were 28.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30.2k people) in Rochester, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.06k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 479 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.2% of the people in Rochester, NH are hispanic (730 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rochester, NH as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Hampshire.
Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    8,457 ± 2,251 people
  2. India
    7,313 ± 2,094 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    6,580 ± 1,987 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Hampshire was Canada, the natal country of 8,457 New Hampshire residents, followed by India with 7,313 and Dominican Republic with 6,580.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.45%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.14k people
3.45%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.13k people

As of 2024, 3.45% of Rochester, NH residents (1.14k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rochester, NH was 3.45%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    867 ± 298
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    454 ± 146
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    421 ± 156

Rochester, NH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.91 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Rochester, NH employs 18.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rochester, NH were Manufacturing (3,392 people), Retail Trade (2,479 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,311 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,684), Utilities ($82,308), and Finance & Insurance ($70,274).

Employment

Occupations

18.1k
2024 Value
± 1,118
1.67%
1 Year growth
± 8.73%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rochester, NH grew at a rate of 1.67%, from 17.8k employees to 18.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rochester, NH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,093 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,073 people), and Production Occupations (1,862 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rochester, NH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Hampshire.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

18.1k
2024 Value
± 1,118
1.67%
1 Year growth
± 8.73%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rochester, NH grew at a rate of 1.67%, from 17.8k employees to 18.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rochester, NH, are Manufacturing (3,392 people), Retail Trade (2,479 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,311 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rochester, NH, though some of these residents may live in Rochester, NH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,192
Median earning men ± $6,604
$47,532
Median earning women ± $4,232

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($81,548), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,792), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,610).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($77,596), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,842), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,403).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Hampshire.
Y-Axis
2.71%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 693k people employed in New Hampshire. This represents a 2.71% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.3%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Rochester, NH was $279,100 in 2024, which is 0.839 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $262,600 to $279,100, a 6.28% increase. The homeownership rate in Rochester, NH is 66%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rochester, NH have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rochester, NH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$279,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,241
$9,192
Median Property Taxes
±$719

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rochester, NH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rochester, NH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

66%
Homeownership
2024
58.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 66% of the housing units in Rochester, NH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$80,836
Median Household Income
± $3,248
13.9k
Number of Households
± 891

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.9k households in Rochester, NH grew to $80,836 from the previous year's value of $79,388.

The following chart displays the households in Rochester, NH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rochester, NH is from New Hampshire.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in New Hampshire
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in New Hampshire

In 2023, the income inequality in New Hampshire was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.771% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Hampshire was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Hampshire in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (78%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.8%)
  3. Carpooled (6.19%)

In 2024, 78% of workers in Rochester, NH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.8%) and those who carpooled to work (6.19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rochester, NH have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.68% of the workforce in Rochester, NH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rochester, NH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rochester, NH have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rochester, NH (2.69k out of 32.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rochester, NH is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.4% of the population of Rochester, NH has health coverage, with 49.4% on employee plans, 14.5% on Medicaid, 14.1% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 1.51% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Hampshire see 1,149 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,149 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1302 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 250 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.9% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 40.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.64%
Uninsured
49.4%
Employer Coverage
14.5%
Medicaid
14.1%
Medicare
14.8%
Non-Group
1.51%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rochester, NH declined by 16.1% from 6.72% to 5.64%.

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