Rochester, NH (New Hampshire) Houses and Residents

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Rochester Apartments for Rent

Total population: 30,654 (Urban population: 24,356, Rural population: 6,298 (96 farm, 6,202 nonfarm))

Rochester, New Hampshire Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,836 (11,434 occupied: 7,637 owner occupied, 3,797 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	30%

Housing density: 262 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $742 (lower quartile is $492, upper quartile is $836)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $684

Median gross rent in Rochester, NH in 2007: $821

Housing units in Rochester with a mortgage: 3,576 (303 second mortgage, 393 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,352

Rochester,NH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $183,937 (it was $89,300 in 2000)

Rochester:	$183,937
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $157,740 - $257,440

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $224,782
Here: $224,782
State: $325,636

Townhouses or other attached units: $179,440
Here: $179,440
State: $264,940

In 2-unit structures: $238,066
Here: $238,066
State: $286,159

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $116,879
Here: $116,879
State: $259,257

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $147,652
Here: $147,652
State: $195,820

Mobile homes: $35,361
Here: $35,361
State: $42,127

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $27,500
Here: $27,500
State: $72,172

Household type by relationship

Households: 28,168

In family households: 23,509 (5,797 male householders, 1,874 female householders)
5,926 spouses, 8,316 children (7,690 natural, 243 adopted, 383 stepchildren), 344 grandchildren, 128 brothers or sisters, 198 parents, 255 other relatives, 671 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,659 (1,712 male householders (1,253 living alone)), 2,014 female householders (1,665 living alone)), 933 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 293 (233 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,308 2-persons, 1,882 3-persons, 1,638 4-persons, 604 5-persons, 207 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,918 1-person, 710 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

4,668 married couples with children.
2,019 single-parent households (498 men, 1,521 women).

94.1% of residents of Rochester speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 723 (2.5%)
(57.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rochester, New Hampshire:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 175 4 rooms: 1,370 5 rooms: 2,034 6 rooms: 1,769 7 rooms: 1,106 8 rooms: 685 9 or more rooms: 475

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rochester, New Hampshire:
	1 room: 47 2 rooms: 249 3 rooms: 1,131 4 rooms: 1,192 5 rooms: 722 6 rooms: 236 7 rooms: 120 8 rooms: 59 9 or more rooms: 41

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 252
1995 to 1998: 647
1990 to 1994: 726
1980 to 1989: 2,520
1970 to 1979: 1,966
1960 to 1969: 925
1950 to 1959: 1,073
1940 to 1949: 726
1939 or earlier: 3,001

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rochester:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 252 2 bedrooms: 2,561 3 bedrooms: 3,568 4 bedrooms: 1,111 5 or more bedrooms: 145

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rochester:
	no bedroom: 95 1 bedroom: 1,315 2 bedrooms: 1,609 3 bedrooms: 589 4 bedrooms: 164 5 or more bedrooms: 25

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: 214 1 vehicle: 2,259 2 vehicles: 3,684 3 vehicles: 1,075 4 vehicles: 290 5 or more vehicles: 115

Cars and other vehicles available in Rochester in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 547 1 vehicle: 1,912 2 vehicles: 973 3 vehicles: 262 4 vehicles: 75 5 or more vehicles: 28

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

Less than $10,000: 68
$10,000 to $14,999: 34
$15,000 to $19,999: 34
$20,000 to $24,999: 69
$25,000 to $29,999: 73
$30,000 to $34,999: 125
$35,000 to $39,999: 136
$40,000 to $49,999: 265
$50,000 to $59,999: 228
$60,000 to $69,999: 236
$70,000 to $79,999: 199
$80,000 to $89,999: 110
$90,000 to $99,999: 86
$100,000 to $124,999: 343
$125,000 to $149,999: 705
$150,000 to $174,999: 995
$175,000 to $199,999: 1134
$200,000 to $249,999: 1493
$250,000 to $299,999: 894
$300,000 to $399,999: 672
$400,000 to $499,999: 172
$500,000 to $749,999: 113
$750,000 to $999,999: 33
$1,000,000 or more: 10

Rochester rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Rochester:

Less than $100: 38 people
$100 to $149: 25
$150 to $199: 87
$200 to $249: 81
$250 to $299: 81
$300 to $349: 95
$350 to $399: 113
$400 to $449: 127
$450 to $499: 145
$500 to $549: 170
$550 to $599: 194
$600 to $649: 226
$650 to $699: 306
$700 to $749: 353
$750 to $799: 400
$800 to $899: 595
$900 to $999: 382
$1,000 to $1,249: 403
$1,250 to $1,499: 108
$1,500 to $1,999: 11
$2,000 or more: 12
No cash rent: 111

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 75 1990 to 1994: 85 1985 to 1989: 112 1980 to 1984: 84 1975 to 1979: 32 1970 to 1974: 57 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 274

Rochester, NH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.9%
Number of people working at home: 332 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 450
5 to 9 minutes: 1681
10 to 14 minutes: 2294
15 to 19 minutes: 2125
20 to 24 minutes: 2202
25 to 29 minutes: 813
30 to 34 minutes: 1870
35 to 39 minutes: 406
40 to 44 minutes: 451
45 to 59 minutes: 929
60 to 89 minutes: 587
90 or more minutes: 267

Rochester mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,892 (83%)
Carpooled: 1,724 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 67 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 12 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 34 (0%)
Walked: 178 (1%)
Other means: 155 (1%)
Worked at home: 332 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 857
$10,000 to $14,999: 765
$15,000 to $19,999: 696
$20,000 to $24,999: 850
$25,000 to $29,999: 702
$30,000 to $34,999: 898
$35,000 to $39,999: 816
$40,000 to $44,999: 904
$45,000 to $49,999: 733
$50,000 to $59,999: 1170
$60,000 to $74,999: 1331
$75,000 to $99,999: 965
$100,000 to $124,999: 401
$125,000 to $149,999: 108
$150,000 to $199,999: 118
$200,000 or more: 83

First ancestries reported:

English: 4132

French (except Basque): 4004

Irish: 3446

French Canadian: 3022

United States or American: 1866

Other groups: 1218

Italian: 1198

German: 1086

Scottish: 718

Polish: 479

Scotch-Irish: 429

Greek: 285

Canadian: 203

Portuguese: 170

Swedish: 162

Dutch: 153

Norwegian: 146

Welsh: 111

British: 98

Russian: 70

European: 64

Arab:: 42

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 42

Jamaican: 42

Danish: 38

Finnish: 37

Hungarian: 33

Czech: 31

Lebanese: 30

Swiss: 21

Belgian: 16

Lithuanian: 15

Austrian: 14

Eastern European: 12

Scandinavian: 12

Ukrainian: 11

Northern European: 10

Arab/Arabic: 8

Australian: 7

Brazilian: 6

Armenian: 6

Slovak: 6

Acadian/Cajun: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

Yugoslavian: 5

Egyptian: 4

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

Canada (36%)
Ireland (14%)
United Kingdom (9%)
India (6%)
Korea (5%)
Vietnam (4%)
Philippines (3%)

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

This state: 16186
Northeast: 8937
Midwest: 819
South: 955
West: 492

52% of Rochester residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in New Hampshire.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 34
7th and 8th grade: 372
9th grade: 296
10th grade: 333
11th grade: 268
12th grade, no diploma: 168
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,375
Less than 1 year of college: 762
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,186
Associate degree: 786
Bachelor's degree: 938
Master's degree: 347
Professional school degree: 95
Doctorate degree: 69

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 83
7th and 8th grade: 465
9th grade: 257
10th grade: 373
11th grade: 215
12th grade, no diploma: 361
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,889
Less than 1 year of college: 826
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,230
Associate degree: 880
Bachelor's degree: 1,015
Master's degree: 304
Professional school degree: 119
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 62.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 27.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 22.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 33.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,248
Black householders: $58,168
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $46,433
Asian householders: $36,831
Some other race householders: $36,320
Two or more races householders: $82,135
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $96,825

Rochester household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Rochester household income for Black householders

Rochester household income for Asian householders

Rochester household income for Two or more races 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: $203,917
Black or African American householders: $241,404
Asian householders: $454,796
Some other race householders: $329,562
Two or more races householders: $204,740
Hispanic or Latino householders: $224,514

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,727
One, attached: 402
Two: 707
3 or 4: 1,133
5 to 9: 890
10 to 19: 169
20 to 49: 351
50 or more: 212
Mobile homes: 2,239
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $65,419

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Rochester:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%) Utility gas (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Wood (2%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%) Utility gas (34%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 395

Here:	11.7%
New Hampshire:	8.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 149

Here:	9.1%
New Hampshire:	10.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 220

Here:	23.8%
New Hampshire:	36.4%

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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