CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rochester

Kentucky · 213 residents · 0.47 sq mi

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Rochester is home to 213 people in Kentucky. Owners hold 96% of the housing stock. The median age is 44.0, about 11 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $30,400. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Median rent is $275 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 44.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

213

+15%vs 2000

vs 186 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

44.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 49.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.47 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024155

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.2%(9)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.3%(7)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(18)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(9)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348%(17)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.3%(39)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416%(34)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(16)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.1%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(17)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(5)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,000

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,216

−72%vs 2000

vs $36,708 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.8%

+9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,400

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

+61%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $225 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

95.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.3% in 2000

4.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic100%(186)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(211)

Black0.9%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

English11.6%(18)

German11%(17)

American10.3%(16)

Italian5.8%(9)

Scottish4.5%(7)

Irish3.9%(6)

Scotch-Irish3.2%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.8%

+5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.3 min

−7%vs 2000

vs 28.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23%(14)

Married67.2%(41)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced9.8%(6)

Women 15+

Never married35.8%(24)

Married47.8%(32)

Widowed14.9%(10)

Divorced1.5%(1)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.5%

+15.1 ptssince 2020

from 49.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.8%

−14.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.5%

−23.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.6%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

−9.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 70.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.1%

−13.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era100%(2)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2 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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