Rochester is home to 12,934 people in Michigan. This is an unusually credentialed place: 70% of adults have a four-year degree. That is roughly 53% ahead of the Michigan median. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. Density works out to 3,376 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 4.2%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $111,750, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
70% 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
Homes owned by their occupants48.7% → 67.1%(+18.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree39.1% → 70.0%(+30.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$219,366 → $473,200(+116%)US over the same years: +67%
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)21.4%(84)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23%(90)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.6%(108)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.2%(48)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 392 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
7,130
$86,225
$219,366
39.1%
11.0
2000
10,467
$118,734
$446,305
52.1%
20.9
2010
12,711
$110,199
$398,340
55.7%
30.1
2020
13,035
$111,663
$458,514
62.3%
42.2
2024
12,934
$111,750
$473,200
70.0%
43.0
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.
