Rochester

Population: 121,638
Median household income: $87,767
Median home value: $287,500

Located in Olmsted County, Minnesota, Rochester is a community with a population of 121,638. At $87,767, its median household income sits below Olmsted County's $93,494.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rochester's population grew 5.3% from 115,557 to 121,638, while its median home value rose 43.7% from $200,100 to $287,500.

58.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 121,638
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $87,767
Median home value: $287,500
Median gross rent: $1,316
Housing units: 53,595
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

115,557121,638

Median household income

$73,106$87,767

Median home value

$200,100$287,500

Median gross rent

$974$1,316

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	115,557	$73,106	$200,100	$974
2020	117,134	$76,034	$219,400	$1,044
2021	119,732	$79,159	$236,400	$1,120
2022	120,848	$83,973	$268,800	$1,218
2023	121,638	$87,767	$287,500	$1,316

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,316	6.8%
5 to 17	20,494	16.8%
18 to 24	10,257	8.4%
25 to 34	19,437	16.0%
35 to 44	17,093	14.1%
45 to 54	12,553	10.3%
55 to 64	14,001	11.5%
65 to 74	10,753	8.8%
75 and over	8,734	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	86,941	71.5%
Black or African American	11,408	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	172	0.1%
Asian	9,709	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	116	0.1%
Some other race	480	0.4%
Two or more races	5,238	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,574	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate18.9%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree22.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,569	5.5%
High school graduate	15,569	18.9%
Some college or associate's	21,067	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	22,913	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18,453	22.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone65.5%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit4.1%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	41,860	65.5%
Carpooled	7,080	11.1%
Public transit	2,617	4.1%
Walked	2,763	4.3%
Bicycle	529	0.8%
Worked from home	8,222	12.9%
Other means	835	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25,412	45.6%
15 to 29 min	23,333	41.9%
30 to 44 min	3,394	6.1%
45 to 59 min	1,561	2.8%
60+ min	1,984	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 9.1% (10,772 of 119,003)

	Count	Share
Family households	29,847	58.9%
Nonfamily households	20,811	41.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	50,658	94.5%
Vacant	2,937	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	33,142	65.4%
Renter-occupied	17,516	34.6%

1-unit, detached58.8%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units16.5%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31,495	58.8%
1-unit, attached	4,967	9.3%
2 to 4 units	4,183	7.8%
5 to 19 units	3,412	6.4%
20 or more units	8,824	16.5%
Mobile home & other	714	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2754880
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 57 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 44.0143, -92.4786