Rochester, NH

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2021 Population
32,317
3.23% 1-year growth
US Senator
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maggie Hassan
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
42.6
1.62% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
9.33%
4.64% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$70,582
5.61% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$208,500
11.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Rochester, NH had a population of 32.3k people with a median age of 42.6 and a median household income of $70,582. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Rochester, NH grew from 31,305 to 32,317, a 3.23% increase and its median household income grew from $66,831 to $70,582, a 5.61% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Rochester, NH are White (Non-Hispanic) (91%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.28%), White (Hispanic) (1.77%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.75%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1%).

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.

98.3% of the residents in Rochester, NH are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Rochester, NH was $208,500, and the homeownership rate was 65.3%.

Most people in Rochester, NH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Rochester, NH was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Rochester, NH is home to a population of 32.3k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2021, 3.64% of Rochester, NH residents were born outside of the country (1.18k people).

In 2021, there were 27.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.4k people) in Rochester, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.06k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 571 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.3%
2021 Citizenship
98.2%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98.3% of Rochester, NH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Rochester, NH was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rochester, NH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    29.4k ± 540
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    1.06k ± 289
  3. White (Hispanic)
    571 ± 238
2.55%
Hispanic Population
824 people

In 2021, there were 27.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.4k people) in Rochester, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.06k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 571 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.55% of the people in Rochester, NH are hispanic (824 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Rochester, NH as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.64%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
1.18k people
3.32%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
1.04k people

As of 2021, 3.64% of Rochester, NH residents (1.18k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rochester, NH was 3.32%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    792 ± 275
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    507 ± 197
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    484 ± 169

Rochester, NH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.56 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Rochester, NH employs 16.8k people. The largest industries in Rochester, NH are Retail Trade (2,887 people), Manufacturing (2,768 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,053 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,900), Finance & Insurance ($63,403), and Public Administration ($62,946).

Occupations

16.8k
2021 Value
± 1,125
4.88%
1 Year growth
± 9.09%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Rochester, NH grew at a rate of 4.88%, from 16k employees to 16.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rochester, NH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,927 people), Production Occupations (1,834 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,791 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rochester, NH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

16.8k
2021 Value
± 1,125
4.88%
1 Year growth
± 9.09%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Rochester, NH grew at a rate of 4.88%, from 16k employees to 16.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rochester, NH, are Retail Trade (2,887 people), Manufacturing (2,768 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,053 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

$46,709
Median earning men ± $4,608
$38,738
Median earning women ± $4,564

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,250), Public Administration ($75,482), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,396).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,559), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,446), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,438).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in New Hampshire. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Hampshire.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from New Hampshire to other states, or from other states to New Hampshire.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $10.4B
  2. $7.32B
  3. $5.01B

In 2020, the top outbound New Hampshire product (by dollars) was Electronics with $10.4B, followed by Mixed freight ($7.32B) and Machinery ($5.01B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound New Hampshire products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$56.7B
2020 Value in New Hampshire
$105B
Projected 2050 Value in New Hampshire
84.6% growth

In 2020, total outbound New Hampshire trade was $56.7B. This is expected to increase 84.6% to $105B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound New Hampshire trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from New Hampshire to other states, or from other states to New Hampshire.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $7.88B
  2. $3.86B
  3. $3.31B

In 2020, the top outbound New Hampshire domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Massachusetts with $7.88B, followed by New York with $3.86B and Maine and $3.31B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that New Hampshire shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Hampshire went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.64%).

Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan are the senators currently representing the state of New Hampshire. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Hampshire is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from New Hampshire

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Jeanne Shaheen
Senator from New Hampshire2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009
Maggie Hassan
Senator from New Hampshire3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan are the senators currently representing New Hampshire.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Hampshire over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from New Hampshire

New Hampshire is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Hampshire have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.53% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.535% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (313k), Bachelors Degree (248k), and Some college (224k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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The median property value in Rochester, NH was $208,500 in 2021, which is 0.851 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $186,600 to $208,500, a 11.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Rochester, NH is 65.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Rochester, NH have an average commute time of 26.8 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.

Median household income in Rochester, NH is $70,582. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Rochester, NH was Census Tract 845 with a value of $76,213, followed by Census Tract 846 and Census Tract 841, with respective values of $74,627 and $71,786.

Property

$208,500
Median Property Value 2021
±$10,324
$8,795
Median Property Taxes
±$697

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

65.3%
Homeownership
2021
58.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 65.3% of the housing units in Rochester, NH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.1%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 845
  2. Census Tract 846
  3. Census Tract 841

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Rochester, NH was Census Tract 845 with a value of $76,213, followed by Census Tract 846 and Census Tract 841, with respective values of $74,627 and $71,786.

The following map shows all of the places in Rochester, NH colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$70,582
Median Household Income
± $3,448
13.5k
Number of Households
± 931

In 2021, the median household income of the 13.5k households in Rochester, NH grew to $70,582 from the previous year's value of $66,831.

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.
0.456
2021 Wage GINI in New Hampshire
0.457
2020 Wage GINI in New Hampshire

In 2021, the income inequality in New Hampshire was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.19% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Hampshire was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Hampshire in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Hampshire across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (77%)
  2. Carpooled (9.78%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.73%)

In 2021, 77% of workers in Rochester, NH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.78%) and those who worked at home (8.73%).

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

26.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rochester, NH have a shorter commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.74% 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 & Diversity

9.33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rochester, NH (2.96k out of 31.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rochester, NH is White, followed by Hispanic 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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94% of the population of Rochester, NH has health coverage, with 48.8% on employee plans, 17.3% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 2.54% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Strafford County, NH see 1574 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.757% decrease from the previous year (1586 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1385 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 360 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,574 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Strafford County, NH

Primary care physicians in Strafford County, NH see an average of 1,574 patients per year. This represents a 0.757% decrease from the previous year (1,586 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Strafford County, NH in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.1% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 41.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.05%
Uninsured
48.8%
Employer Coverage
17.3%
Medicaid
11.8%
Medicare
13.4%
Non-Group
2.54%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rochester, NH grew by 3.48% from 5.84% to 6.05%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Rochester, NH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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