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Rochester city, Olmsted County, MN

123,616 Population
56.7 square miles 2,181.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Olmsted County: 38.2 ±0.8
  • a little less than the figure in Minnesota: 39.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$56,597 ±$3,443 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Olmsted County: $56,665 ±$2,927
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Minnesota: $47,926 ±$416
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$90,020 ±$5,275 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Olmsted County: $92,942 ±$6,833
  • a little higher than the amount in Minnesota: $87,117 ±$961
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.4% ±1.5% (7,830  ±1,859) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Olmsted County: 5.9% † 9,742 (±1.3% / ±2,087)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Minnesota: 9.3% 529,398 (±0.4% / ±20,956)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

16.5 minutes ±1.1 (959,300  ±80,137) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Olmsted County: 17.2 1,333,345 (±0.9 / ±85,070)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Minnesota: 22.7 58,271,408 (±0.2 / ±682,002)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

51,882 ±1,485 Number of households
  • Olmsted County: 67,723 ±1,746
  • Minnesota: 2,363,442 ±7,555
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (120,857  ±78) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Olmsted County: 2.4 163,380 (±0.1 / ±59)
  • a little less than the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,652,394
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±1.7% (1,268  ±523) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Olmsted County: 3.9% † 1,554 (±1.5% / ±607)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Minnesota: 5.4% 71,371 (±0.3% / ±4,293)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

56,179 ±1,155 Number of housing units
  • Olmsted County: 73,143 ±51
  • Minnesota: 2,597,229 ±753
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$326,100 ±$14,921 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Olmsted County: $339,800 ±$11,690
  • a little less than the amount in Minnesota: $344,600 ±$1,807
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.8% ±2.5% (15,618  ±2,993.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Olmsted County: 11.5% † 18,941 (±2% / ±3,250.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 11.3% 646,983 (±0.4% / ±19,804.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.8% ±4.8% (81,583  ±4,490.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Olmsted County: 95.7% 108,494 (±4% / ±4,854.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Minnesota: 94.2% 3,751,387 (±0.7% / ±28,879.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
53.5% ±3.5% (45,565  ±3,142.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Olmsted County: 51.6% 58,517 (±2.9% / ±3,419.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Minnesota: 40% 1,594,192 (±0.5% / ±18,101.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

10.1% ±1.6% (12,503  ±1,978) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Olmsted County: 8.7% 14,390
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 9% 523,549
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.4% ±1.1% (5,244  ±1,057) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Olmsted County: 5.5% † 7,019 (±0.9% / ±1,201)
  • about the same as the rate in Minnesota: 5.5% 247,009 (±0.1% / ±6,351)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,244 Total veterans ±1,057 5,000 Male ±997 244 Female ±231

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