Rochester

Population: 32,866
Median household income: $79,388
Median home value: $262,600

Located in Strafford County, New Hampshire, Rochester is a community with a population of 32,866. The median household income of $79,388 is below the Strafford County median ($86,564).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rochester's population grew 6.2% from 30,955 to 32,866, while its median home value rose 52.4% from $172,300 to $262,600.

50.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,866
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $79,388
Median home value: $262,600
Median gross rent: $1,220
Housing units: 14,613
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,95532,866

Median household income

$62,179$79,388

Median home value

$172,300$262,600

Median gross rent

$1,041$1,220

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,955	$62,179	$172,300	$1,041
2020	31,305	$66,831	$186,600	$1,071
2021	32,317	$70,582	$208,500	$1,102
2022	32,573	$74,882	$238,400	$1,162
2023	32,866	$79,388	$262,600	$1,220

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,315	4.0%
5 to 17	4,771	14.5%
18 to 24	2,871	8.7%
25 to 34	4,060	12.4%
35 to 44	4,276	13.0%
45 to 54	4,181	12.7%
55 to 64	5,211	15.9%
65 to 74	3,961	12.1%
75 and over	2,220	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,322	92.3%
Black or African American	270	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	584	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.1%
Two or more races	1,109	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	555	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,582	6.6%
High school graduate	7,914	33.1%
Some college or associate's	8,029	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,641	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,743	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,524	76.6%
Carpooled	1,197	6.8%
Public transit	218	1.2%
Walked	290	1.6%
Bicycle	44	0.2%
Worked from home	2,132	12.1%
Other means	244	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,231	27.3%
15 to 29 min	5,062	32.6%
30 to 44 min	3,481	22.4%
45 to 59 min	1,337	8.6%
60+ min	1,406	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 8.5% (2,734 of 32,340)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,535	61.7%
Nonfamily households	5,287	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,822	94.6%
Vacant	791	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,056	65.5%
Renter-occupied	4,766	34.5%

1-unit, detached50.6%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units13.9%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other16.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,389	50.6%
1-unit, attached	399	2.7%
2 to 4 units	2,027	13.9%
5 to 19 units	1,175	8.0%
20 or more units	1,252	8.6%
Mobile home & other	2,371	16.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3365140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 45 sq mi
Water area: 0.42 sq mi
Center point: 43.2985, -70.9770