CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rochester

New Hampshire · 26,630 residents · 45.0 sq mi

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Rochester is home to 26,630 people in New Hampshire. The poverty rate is 6.3%, under the national 13.2%. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 15% less than in New Hampshire as a whole. The typical home is worth $104,300. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 54%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,630

−6%vs 2000

vs 28,461 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

45.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(2,253)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(2,065)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(1,749)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(1,580)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(1,806)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.3%(5,151)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(4,012)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(2,360)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(2,258)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(1,964)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(1,220)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(212)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,807

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,596 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,395

−29%vs 2000

vs $18,859 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.3%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$104,300

+54%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$519

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $601 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.0%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.8% in 2000

31.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(27,501)

Black0.5%(140)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(255)

Asian0.9%(242)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(26,306)

Black0.1%(23)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(143)

Asian0.6%(163)

Other0.5%(138)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican0.5%(169)

South American0.5%(162)

Mexican0.4%(117)

Puerto Rican0.3%(96)

Argentine0.3%(83)

Central American0.2%(67)

Peruvian0.1%(45)

Colombian0.1%(28)

Spaniard0.1%(25)

Costa Rican0.1%(20)

Cuban0.1%(19)

Guatemalan0.1%(17)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0%(16)

Salvadoran0%(14)

Venezuelan0%(6)

Asian origin

Korean0.5%(150)

Filipino0.3%(96)

Nepalese0.3%(84)

Indonesian0.2%(68)

Chinese0.2%(53)

Japanese0%(16)

Asian Indian0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(24)

Samoan0%(9)

Ancestry

English23%(7,626)

Irish18.9%(6,275)

French12.6%(4,175)

French Canadian7.8%(2,587)

German7.4%(2,451)

Italian7.2%(2,397)

American4.1%(1,361)

Scottish3%(992)

Polish2.8%(940)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(627)

Swedish1.3%(444)

Norwegian1%(326)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.6%(210)

Portuguese0.6%(210)

Welsh0.6%(200)

British0.6%(199)

Canadian0.6%(194)

Greek0.6%(192)

Ukrainian0.5%(172)

Danish0.4%(144)

Czech0.4%(135)

Finnish0.4%(126)

Arab0.3%(108)

Hungarian0.2%(75)

Lebanese0.2%(66)

Armenian0.2%(66)

Swiss0.2%(63)

West Indian0.2%(51)

Russian0.1%(38)

Haitian0.1%(35)

Turkish0.1%(31)

Slovak0.1%(29)

Moroccan0.1%(26)

Lithuanian0.1%(22)

Subsaharan African0.1%(18)

Macedonian0%(11)

Egyptian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.0%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 16.4 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 married34.2%(4,773)

Married50.6%(7,060)

Widowed3.5%(490)

Divorced11.7%(1,626)

Women 15+

Never married23.7%(3,315)

Married51.2%(7,178)

Widowed8.4%(1,175)

Divorced16.7%(2,343)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−7.9 ptssince 2013

from 13.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 56.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.5%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 70.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% 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)17.7%(454)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.2%(621)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.1%(874)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.2%(235)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,564 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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