Rochester

Population: 12,939
Median household income: $104,920
Median home value: $450,800

Located in Oakland County, Michigan, Rochester is a community with a population of 12,939. At $104,920, its median household income sits above Oakland County's $95,296.

From 2019 to 2023, Rochester's population declined 1.7% from 13,162 to 12,939, while its median home value rose 23.1% from $366,100 to $450,800.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 82.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,939
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $104,920
Median home value: $450,800
Median gross rent: $1,201
Housing units: 5,936
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,16212,939

Median household income

$89,904$104,920

Median home value

$366,100$450,800

Median gross rent

$1,046$1,201

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,162	$89,904	$366,100	$1,046
2020	13,203	$92,128	$378,300	$1,083
2021	13,048	$100,021	$393,700	$1,101
2022	12,978	$102,838	$447,800	$1,158
2023	12,939	$104,920	$450,800	$1,201

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	728	5.6%
5 to 17	2,105	16.3%
18 to 24	1,108	8.6%
25 to 34	1,900	14.7%
35 to 44	1,587	12.3%
45 to 54	1,967	15.2%
55 to 64	1,704	13.2%
65 to 74	1,141	8.8%
75 and over	699	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,649	82.3%
Black or African American	269	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,074	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.1%
Two or more races	787	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	153	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate7.0%

Some college or associate's21.1%

Bachelor's degree36.6%

Graduate or professional degree33.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	156	1.7%
High school graduate	630	7.0%
Some college or associate's	1,895	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,296	36.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,021	33.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled1.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home25.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,785	69.5%
Carpooled	94	1.4%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	223	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,720	25.0%
Other means	54	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,028	19.9%
15 to 29 min	2,081	40.3%
30 to 44 min	1,266	24.5%
45 to 59 min	507	9.8%
60+ min	282	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 4.4% (565 of 12,738)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,258	58.5%
Nonfamily households	2,312	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,570	93.8%
Vacant	366	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,753	67.4%
Renter-occupied	1,817	32.6%

1-unit, detached51.0%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units27.1%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,028	51.0%
1-unit, attached	603	10.2%
2 to 4 units	244	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1,608	27.1%
20 or more units	426	7.2%
Mobile home & other	27	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2669020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.6866, -83.1197