Rochester is a city of 6,215 people in Indiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. The median age is 44.8, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $137,400, having more than doubled since 2000. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Renters pay $867 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,008, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rochester
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.2% → 18.3%(+5.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate11.3% → 18.1%(+6.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$102,483 → $137,400(+34%)US over the same years: +67%
Its weight in Fulton County
Rochester's population equals 31% of Fulton County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 20% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 20% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.9%(29)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.6%(38)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.8%(42)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II6.1%(20)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 327 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Rochester, decade by decade
Rochester population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,969
$58,710
$102,483
13.2%
2.3
2000
6,414
$60,887
$124,601
9.6%
10.9
2010
6,218
$47,090
$120,408
18.7%
15.3
2020
6,270
$57,546
$123,022
16.4%
24.4
2024
6,215
$57,008
$137,400
18.3%
40.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
