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Rochester, NY Metro Area

1,077,948 Population
3,266.3 square miles 330 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 38.7 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$31,311 ±$593 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $37,156 ±$270
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$56,969 ±$1,298 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $64,894 ±$507
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

13.9% ±0.8% (144,021  ±8,267) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 14.1% 2,722,257 (±0.2% / ±47,366)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

21.6 minutes ±0.4 (10,719,515  ±238,402) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New York: 33.7 303,961,285 (±0.1 / ±1,665,492)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

433,400 ±3,969 Number of households
  • New York: 7,304,332 ±18,884
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.4 ±0 (1,033,238  ±2,863) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.6 19,273,248 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

4.3% ±0.8% (10,657  ±1,887) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 4.6% 219,214 (±0.2% / ±7,747)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

480,993 ±1,250 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,327,621 ±847
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$144,500 ±$2,011 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in New York: $314,500 ±$2,313
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

14.8% ±0.8% (158,047  ±8,983.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 10.6% 2,085,890 (±0.2% / ±36,168.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

90.7% ±1.5% (676,468  ±10,991.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 86.6% 11,966,187 (±0.4% / ±52,572.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
34.1% ±0.9% (254,751  ±6,424.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 36% 4,980,162 (±0.2% / ±33,800.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

11.5% ±0.5% (117,779  ±5,446.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 30.9% 5,769,275 (±0.2% / ±40,489)
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.8% 66,592,306 (±0.1% / ±178,397.9)

7.2% ±0.5% (78,045  ±5,555) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 22.9% 4,540,381 (±0.2% / ±36,548)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

6.5% ±0.4% (55,631  ±3,568) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 4.5% 699,604 (±0.1% / ±11,523)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
55,631 Total veterans ±3,568 52,002 Male ±3,396 3,629 Female ±904

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