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Rochester, NY Urban Area

694,707 Population
291.8 square miles 2,380.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,531 ±$995 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$71,214 ±$2,617 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.6% ±1.1% (91,302  ±7,496) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.9 minutes ±0.4 (5,858,885  ±201,200) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

297,820 ±3,575 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (669,579  ±5,166) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4% ±0.9% (6,666  ±1,484) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

319,953 ±2,314 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$215,100 ±$4,731 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.6% ±1.1% (100,765  ±7,552.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

91.9% ±2% (447,033  ±10,188.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
41.4% ±1.3% (201,480  ±6,289.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

12.4% ±1.4% (81,651  ±9,121.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

7.9% ±0.7% (54,769  ±4,788) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.5% ±0.5% (25,071  ±2,727) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
25,071 Total veterans ±2,727 23,211 Male ±2,504 1,860 Female ±675

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