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Rochester Institute of Technology, NY

6,959 Population
2 square miles 3,511.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

19.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • about half the figure in the Rochester, NY Metro Area: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about half the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$10,111 ±$2,653 Per capita income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in the Rochester, NY Metro Area: $43,131 ±$383
  • about one-fifth of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$20,192 ±$17,324 Median household income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in the Rochester, NY Metro Area: $76,284 ±$890
  • about one-quarter of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

46.4% ±7.5% (753  ±241) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Rochester, NY Metro Area: 12.8% 130,703 (±0.5% / ±4,745)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

12.4 minutes ±1.2 (28,225  ±6,190) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the Rochester, NY Metro Area: 21 9,100,880 (±0.2 / ±130,896)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

610 ±164 Number of households
  • the Rochester, NY Metro Area: 445,836 ±1,669
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (1,624  ±448) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Rochester, NY Metro Area: 2.3 1,015,292 (±0 / ±497)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

634 ±166 Number of housing units
  • the Rochester, NY Metro Area: 481,033 ±304
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

80.8% ±4.5% (5,626  ±486.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Rochester, NY Metro Area: 12.2% 127,397 (±0.3% / ±3,478.7)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

100% ±101.3% (415  ±267.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Rochester, NY Metro Area: 91.9% 684,946 (±0.8% / ±5,617.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
92.3% ±95.7% (383  ±261.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in the Rochester, NY Metro Area: 38.2% 284,227 (±0.5% / ±3,638.6)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.9% ±4.8% (758  ±336) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Rochester, NY Metro Area: 6.7% 70,502
  • about half the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

N/A Population with veteran status
N/A Total veterans ±19 N/A Male ±19 N/A Female ±19

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