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Rochester Metro

Rochester, NY · 5 counties · 1,056,149 residents (2025 est.) · 2,928 sq mi
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Rochester is a metro area of 1,058,413 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. The typical home is worth $205,925, having more than doubled since 2000. 7% of residents were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 21 minutes on average. About 38% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,058,413
+2%since 2000
from 1,037,831 in 2000
1,056,149 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
362 / sq mi
+2%since 2000
from 354 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
40.7
+12%since 2000
from 36.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2,928 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
996K1.0M1.0M1.1M1.1M19902000201020202024Rochester
20241.1M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.1%(53,643)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(58,708)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(61,524)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.7%(70,529)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.5%(69,022)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413%(138,027)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.3%(130,346)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(122,854)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414%(148,110)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.4%(120,471)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.7%(59,969)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(25,210)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,325
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,325 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,130
+98%since 2000
from $21,809 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.7%
+19.5 ptssince 2009
from 31.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.8%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.455
+4%since 2010
from 0.437 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade11.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade5.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical3.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$205,925
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $94,345 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,125
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $591 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 68.1% in 2000
32.6% rent
Vacancy rate
7.3%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.28 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.46 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.7%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 26.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.7
+14%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
44
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic81.5%(846,012)
Black10.4%(107,922)
Hispanic / Latino4.5%(46,655)
Asian1.9%(19,502)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic73.2%(774,870)
Black10.3%(108,857)
Hispanic / Latino8.6%(91,214)
Asian3%(31,500)
Other4.9%(51,972)
Diversity Score
54
+30%since 2009
from 42 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
45
−8%since 2020
from 49 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican5.4%(57,277)
Mexican0.9%(9,331)
Dominican0.5%(5,598)
South American0.5%(4,999)
Central American0.4%(4,175)
Cuban0.3%(3,632)
Spaniard0.1%(1,360)
Colombian0.1%(1,224)
Guatemalan0.1%(1,061)
Salvadoran0.1%(1,008)
Ecuadorian0.1%(925)
Panamanian0.1%(888)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(876)
Honduran0.1%(762)
Peruvian0.1%(703)
Venezuelan0%(460)
Bolivian0%(419)
Nicaraguan0%(248)
Argentine0%(231)
Uruguayan0%(22)
Asian origin
Chinese0.7%(7,688)
Asian Indian0.6%(6,450)
Nepalese0.3%(2,558)
Vietnamese0.3%(2,376)
Korean0.2%(2,263)
Filipino0.2%(1,896)
Burmese0.1%(1,301)
Pakistani0.1%(1,218)
Bangladeshi0.1%(780)
Thai0.1%(779)
Sri Lankan0.1%(779)
Laotian0.1%(704)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Japanese0.1%(695)
Kazakh0.1%(486)
Cambodian0%(358)
Taiwanese0%(270)
Bhutanese0%(196)
Malaysian0%(74)
Uzbek0%(40)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(205)
Guamanian0.1%(50)
Chamorro0%(39)
Fijian0%(2)
Ancestry
German17.4%(184,470)
Italian15.2%(160,819)
Irish14.7%(155,964)
English12.5%(131,783)
Polish4.4%(46,914)
American4.3%(45,813)
Dutch2.6%(27,082)
French2%(21,637)
Scottish1.8%(18,613)
Subsaharan African1.1%(11,184)
Ukrainian1%(10,527)
West Indian0.9%(9,850)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
French Canadian0.8%(8,989)
Russian0.7%(7,382)
Swedish0.7%(7,100)
Arab0.6%(6,261)
Welsh0.6%(6,136)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(5,526)
Jamaican0.5%(5,428)
Norwegian0.4%(4,328)
British0.4%(3,868)
Greek0.4%(3,782)
Canadian0.3%(3,371)
Hungarian0.3%(3,264)
Swiss0.3%(2,784)
Danish0.3%(2,724)
Lithuanian0.2%(2,249)
Austrian0.2%(2,023)
Czech0.2%(1,964)
Portuguese0.2%(1,835)
Lebanese0.2%(1,656)
Ethiopian0.2%(1,565)
Haitian0.1%(1,438)
Turkish0.2%(1,405)
Somali0.2%(1,286)
Macedonian0.1%(1,220)
Belgian0.1%(1,206)
Nigerian0.1%(1,014)
Egyptian0.1%(974)
Slovak0.1%(938)
Finnish0.1%(896)
Armenian0.1%(798)
Croatian0.1%(788)
Palestinian0.1%(755)
Romanian0.1%(731)
Syrian0.1%(638)
Iraqi0.1%(560)
Latvian0.1%(547)
Israeli0.1%(523)
Iranian0.1%(521)
Slovene0.1%(502)
Brazilian0%(448)
Guyanese0%(362)
Moroccan0%(350)
Serbian0%(331)
Barbadian0%(290)
Ghanaian0%(244)
Bulgarian0%(220)
Australian0%(195)
Kenyan0%(98)
Jordanian0%(51)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.2%
+10.5 ptssince 2000
from 27.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.0%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 84.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
17.0%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.0 min
+59%since 2000
from 13.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.3%
−9.4 ptssince 2009
from 81.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.3%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.7%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 7.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.1%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 63.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 76.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.3%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
45.9%
+7.2 ptssince 2009
from 38.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
51.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
6.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.6%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.7%
+2.4 ptssince 2012
from 12.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.6%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.2%
+11.5 ptssince 2017
from 78.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.6%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 91.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 86.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 89.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 4.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.6%(165,577)
Married49.6%(212,771)
Widowed2.8%(11,927)
Divorced9%(38,555)
Women 15+
Never married34.3%(156,468)
Married45.5%(207,259)
Widowed8%(36,503)
Divorced12.2%(55,478)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.6%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 59.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 19.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.2%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 22.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.0%
−3.6 ptssince 2020
from 72.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
41.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 39.2% 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)21%(9,910)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.7%(8,818)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.8%(15,943)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(2,674)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(714)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 47,103 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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In this metro

Largest cities

RochesterCENTRAL206,108Irondequoit50,657Brighton36,834Greece13,943Geneva12,552Canandaigua10,347North Gates9,904Newark8,919Geneseo7,759Brockport7,736Rochester Institute of Technology6,959Gananda6,273East Rochester6,132Hilton5,873Medina5,855Albion5,843Webster5,761Fairport5,326Hamlin4,987Clarkson4,836Gates4,691Dansville4,342Lyons3,738Spencerport3,592Avon3,434Palmyra3,257Victor2,906Mount Morris2,857Honeoye Falls2,841Conesus Lake2,424

The 30 most populous of 92 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

5 component counties

Monroe CountyCENTRAL750,506Ontario CountyCENTRAL113,130Wayne County91,250Livingston County61,438Orleans County39,825
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Rochester, NY?

Rochester, NY has about 1,058,413 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Rochester, NY?

The typical household in Rochester, NY earns about $76,325 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Rochester, NY expensive?

In Rochester, NY, the median home is worth about $205,925, and the typical rent is about $1,125 a month.

How educated are people in Rochester, NY?

About 38.2% of adults age 25 and over in Rochester, NY hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Rochester, NY?

About 12.8% of people in Rochester, NY live below the federal poverty line.

Has Rochester, NY grown since 1990?

Yes, Rochester, NY has grown since 1990. The population has added about 56,003 residents, a change of about 6 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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