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Rochester, WA

6,025 Population
8.5 square miles 712 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.3 ±6.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 39.8 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,053 ±$4,231 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $44,646 ±$845
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $51,493 ±$245
$94,754 ±$18,760 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $93,985 ±$1,815
  • about the same as the amount in Washington: $94,952 ±$476

14.8% ±8.4% (892  ±526) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 9.7% 28,292 (±0.7% / ±2,152)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 9.9% 753,455 (±0.2% / ±11,430)

31.7 minutes ±5.4 (75,570  ±19,831) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 26.3 3,015,590 (±0.5 / ±84,934)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 27 83,194,470 (±0.1 / ±402,464)

Families

2,042 ±302 Number of households
  • the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 117,172 ±764
  • Washington: 3,020,558 ±5,770
3 ±0.2 (6,019  ±956) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 2.5 292,531 (±0 / ±77)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,588,019

2.6% ±2.6% (38  ±39) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 4.3% † 2,989 (±0.6% / ±431)
  • about half the rate in Washington: 5.3% 95,720 (±0.1% / ±2,435)

Housing

2,042 ±302 Number of housing units
  • the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 123,333 ±114
  • Washington: 3,262,667 ±447

$391,600 ±$38,037 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $451,500 ±$5,096
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $519,800 ±$2,550

7.1% ±3% (426  ±191.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 15.8% 46,426 (±0.9% / ±2,659.5)
  • about half the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,157,574 (±0.2% / ±13,781.2)

Social

88.5% ±18.7% (3,753  ±534) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 94.5% 199,739 (±1.6% / ±3,438.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 92.2% 4,987,606 (±0.3% / ±16,795.6)
15% ±3.7% (636  ±185.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 37.2% 78,600 (±1% / ±2,088.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 38.8% 2,097,154 (±0.2% / ±10,784.8)

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

8.9% ±4% (536  ±255) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 8.5% 25,144
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,170,683

12.1% ±3.8% (569  ±196) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 12.9% 29,303 (±0.5% / ±1,179)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 8.1% 486,714 (±0.1% / ±4,612)
569 Total veterans ±196 559 Male ±194 10 Female ±18

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