Rochester, NY

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
1.06M
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40.7
0.246% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12.8%
3.04% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$76,284
2.48% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$204,600
7.63% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
515,873
0.454% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Rochester, NY 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.

97.5% of the residents in Rochester, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Rochester, NY are University of Rochester (4,369 degrees awarded in 2023), Rochester Institute of Technology (3,737 degrees), and SUNY Brockport (2,084 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Rochester, NY was $204,600, and the homeownership rate was 67.3%.

Most people in Rochester, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21 minutes. The average car ownership in Rochester, NY was 2 cars per household.

About the photo: Downtown Rochester from the Broad Street Bridge, looking north.
Photo by Rich Engelbrecht
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Population & Diversity

Rochester, NY is home to a population of 1.06M people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.56% of Rochester, NY residents were born outside of the country (69.5k people).

In 2024, there were 7.12 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (775k people) in Rochester, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 109k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 32.6k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%
2024 Citizenship
97.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Rochester, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rochester, NY was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rochester, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    775k ± 1.38k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    109k ± 1.89k
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    32.6k ± 1.89k
8.62%
Hispanic Population
91.2k people

In 2024, there were 7.12 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (775k people) in Rochester, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 109k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 32.6k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.62% of the people in Rochester, NY are hispanic (91.2k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.56%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
69.5k people
6.47%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
68.5k people

As of 2024, 6.56% of Rochester, NY residents (69.5k 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, NY was 6.47%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    15,662 ± 766
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    9,910 ± 816
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    5,913 ± 533

Rochester, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.58 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Rochester, NY employs 516k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rochester, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (88,568 people), Educational Services (73,391 people), and Manufacturing (56,971 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($98,448), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($83,100), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,597).

Employment

Occupations

516k
2024 Value
± 5,513
−0.454%
1 Year decline
± 1.51%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rochester, NY declined at a rate of −0.454%, from 518k employees to 516k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rochester, NY, are Management Occupations (58,101 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (55,596 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (44,671 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rochester, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

516k
2024 Value
± 5,513
−0.454%
1 Year decline
± 1.51%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rochester, NY declined at a rate of −0.454%, from 518k employees to 516k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rochester, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (88,568 people), Educational Services (73,391 people), and Manufacturing (56,971 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rochester, NY, though some of these residents may live in Rochester, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,790
Median earning men ± $718
$43,815
Median earning women ± $726

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,049), Public Administration ($82,416), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,241).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($60,639), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,519), and Wholesale Trade ($55,750).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 1,782
    Construction
  2. 1,586
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 1,489
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $4.04M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $3.66M
    Manufacturing
  3. $2.22M
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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Education

In 2023, universities in Rochester, NY awarded 17,363 degrees. The student population of Rochester, NY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 30,337 male students and 34,629 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Rochester, NY are White (10,582 and 70.4%), Black or African American (1,235 and 8.21%), Hispanic or Latino (1,201 and 7.99%), and Asian (1,000 and 6.65%).

The largest universities in Rochester, NY by number of degrees awarded are University of Rochester (4,369 and 25.2%), Rochester Institute of Technology (3,737 and 21.5%), and SUNY Brockport (2,084 and 12%).

The most popular majors in Rochester, NY are Other Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods (1,051 and 6.05%), Registered Nursing (994 and 5.72%), and General Business Administration & Management (730 and 4.2%).

The median tuition costs in Rochester, NY are $38,566 for private four year colleges, and $7,070 and $15,725 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Rochester, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 60.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 64,966 (46.7% men and 53.3% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 64,966 students enrolled in Rochester, NY, 46.7% men and 53.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 37,591 records, of which 54% were women and 46% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Psychology
    492 degrees awarded
  2. General Biological Sciences
    490 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    750 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Rochester, NY was General Psychology with 492 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Rochester, NY according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. University of Rochester
    4,369 degrees awarded
  2. Rochester Institute of Technology
    3,737 degrees awarded
  3. SUNY Brockport
    2,084 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Rochester with 4,369 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 7,407 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Rochester, NY, which is 0.744 times less than the 9,956 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 10,582 degrees mean that there were 8.57 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,235 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($38,566) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, less-than 2-year ($2,635) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, less-than 2-year ($2,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Rochester, NY was $204,600 in 2024, which is 0.615 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $190,100 to $204,600, a 7.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Rochester, NY is 67.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rochester, NY have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rochester, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$204,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$2,113
$300,181
Median Property Taxes
±$3,399

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, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

67.3%
Homeownership
2024
61.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.3% of the housing units in Rochester, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.2%.

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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.
$76,284
Median Household Income
± $890
446k
Number of Households
± 5,136

In 2024, the median household income of the 446k households in Rochester, NY grew to $76,284 from the previous year's value of $74,438.

The following chart displays the households in Rochester, NY 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, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.3%)
  3. Carpooled (7.61%)

In 2024, 72.3% of workers in Rochester, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.61%).

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Commute Time

21 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rochester, NY have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.27% of the workforce in Rochester, NY 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, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rochester, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rochester, NY (131k out of 1.02M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rochester, NY is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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

96.4% of the population of Rochester, NY has health coverage, with 48.3% on employee plans, 20.3% on Medicaid, 14.3% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 0.897% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,245 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New York

Primary care physicians in New York see an average of 1,245 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.61%
Uninsured
48.3%
Employer Coverage
20.3%
Medicaid
14.3%
Medicare
12.5%
Non-Group
0.897%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rochester, NY grew by 3.8% from 3.48% to 3.61%.

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