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Rochester, NY Metro Area

1,069,644 Population
3,265.9 square miles 327.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 39.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$35,147 ±$808 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $41,857 ±$295
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$62,104 ±$1,246 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $72,108 ±$452
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

12.4% ±0.8% (127,350  ±7,804) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in New York: 13% 2,467,006 (±0.2% / ±45,734)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

21.4 minutes ±0.3 (10,719,315  ±219,551) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New York: 34 305,193,510 (±0.1 / ±1,359,093)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

437,296 ±3,918 Number of households
  • New York: 7,446,812 ±13,820
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.4 ±0 (1,028,957  ±2,905) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 18,884,948
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.7% ±0.8% (11,465  ±1,865) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 4.7% 217,713 (±0.2% / ±8,616)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

484,126 ±1,247 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,404,205 ±839
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$150,700 ±$2,171 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $338,700 ±$3,182
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

13.2% ±0.9% (139,798  ±9,393.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New York: 10.5% 2,027,540 (±0.2% / ±35,825.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

90.7% ±1.6% (678,545  ±11,810.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 87.6% 11,970,504 (±0.4% / ±55,181)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
37.1% ±1% (277,107  ±7,339.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 37.8% 5,166,218 (±0.3% / ±35,028.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

12.3% ±0.7% (124,182  ±7,305) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 30.7% 5,623,805 (±0.2% / ±36,399.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

7.3% ±0.6% (77,977  ±6,251) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 22.4% 4,360,291 (±0.2% / ±42,271)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

6% ±0.3% (50,749  ±2,890) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 4.3% 655,055 (±0.1% / ±10,056)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
50,749 Total veterans ±2,890 47,800 Male ±2,695 2,949 Female ±650

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