Rochester

Population: 209,720
Median household income: $46,628
Median home value: $120,600

Rochester, a community in Monroe County, New York, has 209,720 residents. At $46,628, its median household income sits below Monroe County's $74,409.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rochester's population grew 1.4% from 206,848 to 209,720, while its median home value rose 45.1% from $83,100 to $120,600.

The typical home was built around 1938. 26.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 209,720
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $46,628
Median home value: $120,600
Median gross rent: $1,039
Housing units: 103,251
Homeownership rate: 37.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

206,848209,720

Median household income

$35,590$46,628

Median home value

$83,100$120,600

Median gross rent

$848$1,039

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	206,848	$35,590	$83,100	$848
2020	206,357	$37,395	$88,100	$875
2021	211,100	$40,083	$93,100	$915
2022	210,992	$44,156	$111,400	$995
2023	209,720	$46,628	$120,600	$1,039

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 3418.9%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12,651	6.0%
5 to 17	32,774	15.6%
18 to 24	24,874	11.9%
25 to 34	39,684	18.9%
35 to 44	26,312	12.5%
45 to 54	21,705	10.3%
55 to 64	24,950	11.9%
65 to 74	16,789	8.0%
75 and over	9,981	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	75,592	36.0%
Black or African American	74,933	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	337	0.2%
Asian	6,636	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	68	0.0%
Some other race	970	0.5%
Two or more races	9,353	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41,831	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21,740	15.6%
High school graduate	38,710	27.8%
Some college or associate's	37,230	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	24,129	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17,612	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit5.4%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	62,409	65.8%
Carpooled	10,009	10.6%
Public transit	5,160	5.4%
Walked	3,897	4.1%
Bicycle	1,037	1.1%
Worked from home	10,202	10.8%
Other means	2,088	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	30,657	36.2%
15 to 29 min	40,108	47.4%
30 to 44 min	9,087	10.7%
45 to 59 min	1,873	2.2%
60+ min	2,875	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 26.6% (53,756 of 201,839)

	Count	Share
Family households	42,570	46.2%
Nonfamily households	49,658	53.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	92,228	89.3%
Vacant	11,023	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	34,304	37.2%
Renter-occupied	57,924	62.8%

1-unit, detached43.8%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units25.9%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units14.4%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	45,231	43.8%
1-unit, attached	6,725	6.5%
2 to 4 units	26,776	25.9%
5 to 19 units	9,320	9.0%
20 or more units	14,859	14.4%
Mobile home & other	340	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3663000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 36 sq mi
Water area: 1.41 sq mi
Center point: 43.1699, -77.6169