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Total population: 100,413 (Urban population: 99,697, Rural population: 716 (42 farm, 674 nonfarm))

Rochester, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 35,224 (33,986 occupied: 24,094 owner occupied, 9,892 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	25%

Housing density: 889 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $229,353.

Median contract rent in 2007: $631 (lower quartile is $477, upper quartile is $836)

Housing units in Rochester with a mortgage: 16,505 (1,855 second mortgage, 1,953 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,545

Rochester,MN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $163,400 (it was $110,900 in 2000)

Rochester:	$163,400
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $129,300 - $229,600

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $213,778
Here: $213,778
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,993
Here: $162,993
State: $220,268

In 2-unit structures: $116,525
Here: $116,525
State: $280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $98,253
Here: $98,253
State: $204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,837
Here: $96,837
State: $190,214

Mobile homes: $31,335
Here: $31,335
State: $34,666

Median year house/condo built: 1982

Median year apartment built: 1976

Household type by relationship

Households: 82,499

In family households: 66,974 (17,035 male householders, 4,577 female householders)
18,043 spouses, 24,451 children (23,135 natural, 653 adopted, 663 stepchildren), 488 grandchildren, 361 brothers or sisters, 320 parents, 500 other relatives, 1,199 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 15,525 (5,277 male householders (3,999 living alone)), 7,120 female householders (6,087 living alone)), 3,128 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,893 (1,471 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,377 2-persons, 4,523 3-persons, 4,796 4-persons, 1,975 5-persons, 661 6-persons, 280 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,086 1-person, 1,889 2-persons, 252 3-persons, 137 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

16,874 married couples with children.
4,144 single-parent households (847 men, 3,297 women).

87.8% of residents of Rochester speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 8,598 (10.1%)
(30.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rochester, Minnesota:
	1 room: 36 2 rooms: 182 3 rooms: 827 4 rooms: 1,982 5 rooms: 3,463 6 rooms: 3,571 7 rooms: 4,412 8 rooms: 4,708 9 or more rooms: 4,913

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rochester, Minnesota:
	1 room: 588 2 rooms: 1,513 3 rooms: 2,808 4 rooms: 2,733 5 rooms: 1,284 6 rooms: 509 7 rooms: 196 8 rooms: 127 9 or more rooms: 134

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,284
1995 to 1998: 2,326
1990 to 1994: 3,675
1980 to 1989: 6,067
1970 to 1979: 6,114
1960 to 1969: 4,820
1950 to 1959: 4,752
1940 to 1949: 2,126
1939 or earlier: 4,060

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rochester:
	no bedroom: 46 1 bedroom: 750 2 bedrooms: 5,282 3 bedrooms: 9,310 4 bedrooms: 7,347 5 or more bedrooms: 1,359

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rochester:
	no bedroom: 718 1 bedroom: 3,814 2 bedrooms: 4,157 3 bedrooms: 910 4 bedrooms: 223 5 or more bedrooms: 70

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Rochester in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 818 1 vehicle: 7,067 2 vehicles: 12,324 3 vehicles: 3,060 4 vehicles: 649 5 or more vehicles: 176

Cars and other vehicles available in Rochester in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,942 1 vehicle: 5,549 2 vehicles: 1,996 3 vehicles: 229 4 vehicles: 147 5 or more vehicles: 29

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Rochester, MN:

Less than $10,000: 208
$10,000 to $14,999: 105
$15,000 to $19,999: 118
$20,000 to $24,999: 87
$25,000 to $29,999: 65
$30,000 to $34,999: 65
$35,000 to $39,999: 90
$40,000 to $49,999: 167
$50,000 to $59,999: 203
$60,000 to $69,999: 237
$70,000 to $79,999: 465
$80,000 to $89,999: 676
$90,000 to $99,999: 1090
$100,000 to $124,999: 3873
$125,000 to $149,999: 4701
$150,000 to $174,999: 4050
$175,000 to $199,999: 3304
$200,000 to $249,999: 4263
$250,000 to $299,999: 2064
$300,000 to $399,999: 1456
$400,000 to $499,999: 667
$500,000 to $749,999: 525
$750,000 to $999,999: 70
$1,000,000 or more: 78

Rochester rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Rochester:

Less than $100: 86 people
$100 to $149: 169
$150 to $199: 267
$200 to $249: 274
$250 to $299: 225
$300 to $349: 256
$350 to $399: 318
$400 to $449: 551
$450 to $499: 815
$500 to $549: 983
$550 to $599: 952
$600 to $649: 928
$650 to $699: 931
$700 to $749: 794
$750 to $799: 664
$800 to $899: 1,014
$900 to $999: 587
$1,000 to $1,249: 538
$1,250 to $1,499: 247
$1,500 to $1,999: 146
$2,000 or more: 189
No cash rent: 140

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3,635 1990 to 1994: 1,797 1985 to 1989: 1,103 1980 to 1984: 771 1975 to 1979: 407 1970 to 1974: 199 1970 to 1974: 211 1965 to 1969: 475

Rochester, MN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.8%
Number of people working at home: 1,378 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1498
5 to 9 minutes: 10166
10 to 14 minutes: 14780
15 to 19 minutes: 8901
20 to 24 minutes: 3859
25 to 29 minutes: 650
30 to 34 minutes: 1275
35 to 39 minutes: 136
40 to 44 minutes: 288
45 to 59 minutes: 660
60 to 89 minutes: 498
90 or more minutes: 575

Rochester mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 33,940 (76%)
Carpooled: 4,874 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,824 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 46 (0%)
Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
Bicycle: 336 (1%)
Walked: 2,099 (5%)
Other means: 146 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,378 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2045
$10,000 to $14,999: 1777
$15,000 to $19,999: 1759
$20,000 to $24,999: 1836
$25,000 to $29,999: 2115
$30,000 to $34,999: 1998
$35,000 to $39,999: 2170
$40,000 to $44,999: 1853
$45,000 to $49,999: 1686
$50,000 to $59,999: 3557
$60,000 to $74,999: 4253
$75,000 to $99,999: 4135
$100,000 to $124,999: 2077
$125,000 to $149,999: 917
$150,000 to $199,999: 931
$200,000 or more: 900

First ancestries reported:

German: 22862

Norwegian: 10995

Other groups: 9280

Irish: 5633

English: 3958

United States or American: 3296

Swedish: 2334

Subsaharan African:: 1782

Polish: 1497

Italian: 1265

Dutch: 1152

Somalian: 1131

French (except Basque): 1068

European: 947

Danish: 837

Scottish: 654

Czech: 596

Scotch-Irish: 587

Scandinavian: 479

Greek: 391

Russian: 389

Yugoslavian: 384

Swiss: 359

British: 356

African: 341

French Canadian: 325

Finnish: 318

Welsh: 216

Arab:: 211

Northern European: 164

Hungarian: 160

Romanian: 123

Belgian: 123

Ukrainian: 113

Czechoslovakian: 111

Canadian: 100

Croatian: 97

Nigerian: 92

Lithuanian: 92

Austrian: 90

Ethiopian: 88

Sudanese: 67

Luxemburger: 64

Iranian: 63

Australian: 59

Egyptian: 57

Lebanese: 49

Other Subsaharan African: 48

Turkish: 48

Brazilian: 42

Eastern European: 42

Pennsylvania German: 40

Portuguese: 37

Arab/Arabic: 33

Slovak: 31

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 24

Palestinian: 22

Icelander: 19

Cypriot: 19

Celtic: 18

West Indian: 16

Maltese: 15

Iraqi: 14

Moroccan: 13

Armenian: 13

Other Arab: 13

Slavic: 13

Latvian: 12

Basque: 12

Macedonian: 12

Estonian: 10

Alsatian: 9

South African: 8

Jamaican: 8

Ghanian: 7

Syrian: 6

Acadian/Cajun: 6

Jordanian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Other Eastern Africa (12%)
Mexico (9%)
India (7%)
Vietnam (6%)
Laos (5%)
Cambodia (5%)
Korea (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 47286
Northeast: 2741
Midwest: 18917
South: 3601
West: 3695

52% of Rochester residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Minnesota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 212
Nursery to 4th grade: 39
5th and 6th grade: 113
7th and 8th grade: 540
9th grade: 462
10th grade: 269
11th grade: 258
12th grade, no diploma: 364
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,566
Less than 1 year of college: 1,547
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,710
Associate degree: 2,124
Bachelor's degree: 6,005
Master's degree: 2,357
Professional school degree: 2,001
Doctorate degree: 765

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 356
Nursery to 4th grade: 32
5th and 6th grade: 104
7th and 8th grade: 790
9th grade: 337
10th grade: 311
11th grade: 304
12th grade, no diploma: 482
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,351
Less than 1 year of college: 2,118
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,505
Associate degree: 3,472
Bachelor's degree: 6,554
Master's degree: 2,174
Professional school degree: 917
Doctorate degree: 398

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,527
Black householders: $5,799
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $58,257
Asian householders: $94,985
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $63,962
Some other race householders: $106,521
Two or more races householders: $27,902
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $37,091

Rochester household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Rochester household income for Asian householders

Rochester household income for Some other race householders

Rochester household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Rochester marital status for males

Rochester marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $168,556
Black or African American householders: $170,766
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $121,555
Asian householders: $178,281
Some other race householders: $176,807
Two or more races householders: $125,828
Hispanic or Latino householders: $188,300

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 21,350
One, attached: 2,167
Two: 1,287
3 or 4: 2,334
5 to 9: 1,475
10 to 19: 1,370
20 to 49: 1,859
50 or more: 2,574
Mobile homes: 803
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Rochester:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (29%) Other fuel (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,443

Here:	14.9%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 446

Here:	9.0%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 561

Here:	15.8%
Minnesota:	24.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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