Oronoco vs Rochester

A side-by-side comparison of Oronoco and Rochester: population, income, housing, and more.

Oronoco and Rochester are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rochester has the higher population (121,638 vs 1,665 in Oronoco). Oronoco has the higher median household income ($146,875 vs $87,767 in Rochester). Oronoco has the higher median home value ($468,700 vs $287,500 in Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	Oronoco	Rochester
Population	1,665	121,638
Median age	35.7 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$146,875	$87,767
Median home value	$468,700	$287,500
Median gross rent	$1,063	$1,316
Housing units	548	53,595
Homeownership rate	98.2%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.4%	50.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oronoco	Rochester
Population	1,577 → 1,665 (+5.6%)	115,557 → 121,638 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$121,250 → $146,875 (+21.1%)	$73,106 → $87,767 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$308,100 → $468,700 (+52.1%)	$200,100 → $287,500 (+43.7%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,063 (+13.3%)	$974 → $1,316 (+35.1%)

Oronoco

Population

1,5771,665

Median household income

$121,250$146,875

Median home value

$308,100$468,700

Median gross rent

$938$1,063

Rochester

Population

115,557121,638

Median household income

$73,106$87,767

Median home value

$200,100$287,500

Median gross rent

$974$1,316

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oronoco	Rochester
Under 5	7.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	28.6%	16.8%
18 to 24	2.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.1%	16.0%
35 to 44	20.4%	14.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	6.0%	8.8%
75 and over	2.8%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oronoco	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	71.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oronoco	Rochester
No high school diploma	4.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	14.4%	18.9%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	34.8%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.7%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oronoco	Rochester
Drove alone	73.2%	65.5%
Carpooled	12.1%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	4.1%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	13.7%	12.9%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oronoco	Rochester
1-unit, detached	98.5%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	16.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Oronoco	Rochester
Poverty rate	2.4%	9.1%
Average household size	3.00	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1998	1987