Rochester, Indiana

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Population (year 2000): 6,414. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,460 (+0.7% change)

Males: 3,042	(47.4%)
Females: 3,372	(52.6%)

Fulton County

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 46975.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,800 (it was $33,424 in 2000)

Rochester	$33,800
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $78,900 (it was $69,800 in 2000)

Rochester	$78,900
Indiana:	$114,400

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Races in Rochester:

White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Other race (0.9%)

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Ancestries: German (20.2%), United States (20.2%), Irish (12.0%), English (8.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), Dutch (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 779 feet

Land area: 4.56 square miles.

Population density: 1412 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rochester

High school or higher: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 4.1%
Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rochester city

Never married: 19.9%
Now married: 51.3%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 11.5%
Divorced: 15.4%

83 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.3%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Rochester, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rochester to the number of sex offenders is 495 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Rochester:	0.9% ($621)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South Bend, IN (42.4 miles , pop. 107,789).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (74.2 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (114.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fulton, IN (8.9 miles ), Macy, IN (8.9 miles ), Argos, IN (12.5 miles ), Akron, IN (12.6 miles ), Mentone, IN (13.8 miles ), Kewanna, IN (14.5 miles ), Denver, IN (16.2 miles ), Bourbon, IN (17.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 31 buildings, average cost: $89,200
1998: 38 buildings, average cost: $111,700
1999: 25 buildings, average cost: $107,600
2000: 31 buildings, average cost: $112,800
2001: 34 buildings, average cost: $102,700
2002: 19 buildings, average cost: $119,800
2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $114,300
2004: 25 buildings, average cost: $135,200
2005: 27 buildings, average cost: $163,100
2006: 17 buildings, average cost: $179,000
2007: 13 buildings, average cost: $229,800

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Latitude: 41.06 N, Longitude: 86.21 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,777 (+27.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,704 (54.9%)

35 people in nursing homes
30 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 574

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Rochester, Indiana business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -92 (-1.4%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (15%)
Construction (9%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Utilities (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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Rochester-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 118% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/14/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.4 miles away from the Rochester city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.0 miles away from the city center killed 31 people and injured 252 people.

Hospital/medical center in Rochester:

WOODLAWN HOSPITAL (1400 EAST 9TH ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Rochester:

BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE OF NORTHERN IN (about 22 miles; PLYMOUTH, IN)
SAINT JOSEPH'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; PLYMOUTH, IN)
FOUR COUNTY COUNSELING CENTER (about 24 miles; LOGANSPORT, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Rochester, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rochester:

GRISSOM ARB (about 30 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 45 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; ID: SBN)
ELKHART MUNI (about 48 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rochester:

FULTON COUNTY (about 3 miles; ROCHESTER, IN; ID: RCR)
MENTONE (about 13 miles; MENTONE, IN; ID: C92)
PERU MUNI (about 20 miles; PERU, IN; ID: I76)

Local government website: www.rochester.in.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rochester:

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 38 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 38 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 60 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 66 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; FT enrollment: 36,407)
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)

Public high school in Rochester:

ROCHESTER COMMUNITY HIGH SCH (Students: 552; Location: 1 ZEBRA LN; Grades: 09 - 12)

Private high schools in Rochester:

NEW LIFE ACADEMY (Students: 63; Location: PO BOX 204 US 31 BY-PASS/50 N; Grades: KG - 12)
FULTON CO CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 31; Location: 2923 COUNTRY CLUB DR; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Rochester:

ROCHESTER COMMUNITY MD SCH (Students: 500; Location: 650 ZEBRA LN; Grades: 06 - 08)
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 482; Location: 1502 ELM ST; Grades: PK - 02)
GEORGE M RIDDLE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 479; Location: 302 CLAY ST; Grades: 03 - 05)

Library in Rochester:

FULTON COUNTY PL (Operating income: $924,899; Location: 320 WEST 7TH ST; 116,997 books; 5,527 audio materials; 10,708 video materials; 273 serial subscriptions)

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Cemeteries: Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (1), Citizens Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Manitou, Lake (A), Colonial Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Fulton County Historical Society (Museums; 37 East 375 North), Museum Rochester & Fulton County (37 East 375 North).

Hotels: Comfort Inn (289 McDonalds Dr), Comfort Inn Rochester (289 McDonald Drive), Rose Dale Motel (2147 Southway 31).

Courts: Fulton County - Circuit Court Ofcs (Court House Judge Mo), Fulton County - Superior Court Office (Court House Judge Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Rochester and their reported violations in the past:

QUICKS LANES (Population served: 158, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-03-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-03-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-11-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-11-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-08-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-16-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-16-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAR-06-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

ROCHESTER CHURCH OF GOD (Population served: 83, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

NEW LIFE CHURCH & SCHOOL (Population served: 80, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

21 regular monitoring violations

WHIPPOORWILL CHURCH (Population served: 60, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

17 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

MT. ZION AMISH SCHOOL (Population served: 36, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-07-2004)

3 routine major monitoring violations

2 minor monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

TALMA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Address: 5662 River Street, Population served: 34, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

21 routine major monitoring violations

6 regular monitoring violations

TALMA FASTENER CORP. (Population served: 26, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.9%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	11.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Rochester compared to Indiana state average:

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Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Rochester (2007 data):

First Financial Bank, National Association: Ninth Street Auto Branch at 520 East Ninth Street, branch established on 1971-08-18; 729 Main Street Branch at 729 Main Street, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,262.9 mil, Deposits: $2,802.7 mil, headquarters in Hamilton, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 105 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Bancorp
1st Source Bank: Rochester Branch at 516 Main Street, branch established on 2002-06-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,749.5 mil, Deposits: $3,048.9 mil, headquarters in South Bend, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 68 total offices, Holding Company: 1st Source Corporation
Lake City Bank: Rochester Branch at 507 East Ninth Street, branch established on 1995-11-24. Info updated 2006-05-11: Bank assets: $1,834.9 mil, Deposits: $1,476.4 mil, headquarters in Warsaw, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Lakeland Financial Corporation
First Federal Savings Bank: at 301 East 9th Street, branch established on 1965-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $426.7 mil, Deposits: $281.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Rochester Main Branch at 202 East Ninth Street, branch established on 1891-07-08. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Farmers State Bank: Rochester Branch at 746 North State Route 25, branch established on 2001-11-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $133.3 mil, Deposits: $114.0 mil, headquarters in Mentone, IN, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Kosciusko Financial, Inc.

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways	8	$16,348	$24,522	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$2,725	$32,700	7	$5,143
Sewerage	7	$16,477	$28,246	2	$1,928
Financial Administration	2	$2,272	$13,632	0	$0
Other Government Administration	6	$6,179	$12,358	9	$4,408
Firefighters	7	$28,222	$48,381	8	$1,063
Water Supply	4	$10,999	$32,997	2	$1,928
Police Protection - Officers	14	$39,845	$34,153	0	$0
Police - Other	5	$13,047	$31,313	0	$0
Totals for Government	54	$136,115	$30,248	28	$14,471

Rochester government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $91,000
Charges - Parks & Recreation: $237,000
All Other: $165,000

Regular Highways: $2,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $892,000
Regular Highways: $648,000

Water Utilities: $615,000

Fire Protection: $437,000

Parks & Recreation: $343,000

Sewerage: $294,000

Central Staff Services: $271,000

General - Other: $150,000

Financial Administration: $72,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000

General Public Buildings: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $201,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $516,000
Highways: $42,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,420,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,287,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,032,000
Water Utilities: $2,180,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $255,000
Water Utilities: $240,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $164,000
Interest Earnings: $72,000

Rents: $34,000

Property Sale Other: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $88,000
Parks & Recreation: $69,000

Regular Highways: $61,000

Fire Protection: $56,000

Police Protection: $19,000

Central Staff: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,829,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,933,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $332,000
Highways: $168,000

All Other: $8,000
Tax - Property: $1,413,000
NEC: $32,000

Public Utilities: $19,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,082,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $121,000

6.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,618 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.71%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Kosciusko County, IN	0.94% ($29,360 average AGI)
from Marshall County, IN	0.93% ($32,635)
from Cass County, IN	0.61% ($26,980)

7.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,613 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.56%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Kosciusko County, IN	0.94% ($27,763 average AGI)
to Marshall County, IN	0.87% ($29,700)
to Miami County, IN	0.48% ($26,026)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rochester:

WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rochester:

WROI (92.1 FM; ROCHESTER, IN; Owner: BAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WLRX (95.7 FM; NAPPANEE, IN; Owner: TALKING STICK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WHZR (103.7 FM; ROYAL CENTER, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP OF)
WHPZ (96.9 FM; BREMEN, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WARU-FM (101.9 FM; ROANN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WFRI (100.1 FM; WINAMAC, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
WZOC (94.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: PLYMOUTH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMYK (98.5 FM; PERU, IN; Owner: MIAMI COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLHM (102.3 FM; LOGANSPORT, IN; Owner: LOGANSPORT RADIO CORP)
W217AT (91.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Rochester:

WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

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