Housing density: 2,787 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $123,696.
Median contract rent in 2016: $473 (lower quartile is $380, upper quartile is $571)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $799
Median gross rent in Rochester, NY in 2016: $553
Housing units in Rochester with a mortgage: 18,569 (649 second mortgage, 2,356 home equity loan, 75 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 10,231
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $63,204
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $40,878
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $84,600 (it was $62,100 in 2000)
Rochester:
$84,600
New York:
$302,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,700 - $119,200
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $101,579
Here:
$101,579
State:
$357,272
Townhouses or other attached units: $170,824
Here:
$170,824
State:
$568,104
In 2-unit structures: $174,270
Here:
$174,270
State:
$561,049
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $250,022
Here:
$250,022
State:
$650,258
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $212,110
Here:
$212,110
State:
$816,667
Mobile homes: $40,260
Here:
$40,260
State:
$72,941
Median year house/condo built: 1939
Median year apartment built: 1944
Household type by relationship:
Households: 208,886
In family households: 142,536 (11,656 male householders, 30,076 female householders)
16,928 spouses, 60,986 children (58,570 natural, 621 adopted, 1,795 stepchildren), 6,879 grandchildren, 3,742 brothers or sisters, 2,886 parents, 4,474 other relatives, 4,909 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 56,828 (21,159 male householders (17,218 living alone)), 21,797 female householders (17,787 living alone)), 13,872 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 9,522
Size of family households: 17,743 2-persons, 10,238 3-persons, 7,426 4-persons, 3,664 5-persons, 1,789 6-persons, 872 7-or-more-persons.
10,958 married couples with children.
30,271 single-parent households (2,251 men, 28,020 women).
79.2% of residents of Rochester speak English at home.
14.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 17,495 (8.4%)
(48.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rochester, New York:
691 room
222 rooms
1663 rooms
1,5774 rooms
3,9555 rooms
9,3676 rooms
6,6357 rooms
3,7988 rooms
3,2119+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Rochester population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rochester, New York:
3,7791 room
3,2272 rooms
11,8443 rooms
10,6724 rooms
10,4795 rooms
7,2786 rooms
5,4477 rooms
1,7278 rooms
1,4359+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Rochester population
Year house built
Median 2016 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Rochester, NY household income distribution
15,535Less than $10,000
7,712$10,000 to $14,999
5,395$15,000 to $19,999
5,597$20,000 to $24,999
6,115$25,000 to $29,999
4,603$30,000 to $34,999
4,207$35,000 to $39,999
3,413$40,000 to $44,999
2,963$45,000 to $49,999
7,054$50,000 to $59,999
6,021$60,000 to $74,999
7,514$75,000 to $99,999
3,055$100,000 to $124,999
2,491$125,000 to $149,999
2,022$150,000 to $199,999
991$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Rochester, NY
442Less than $10,000
155$10,000 to $14,999
317$15,000 to $19,999
463$20,000 to $24,999
304$25,000 to $29,999
679$30,000 to $34,999
571$35,000 to $39,999
1,699$40,000 to $49,999
2,954$50,000 to $59,999
2,655$60,000 to $69,999
3,171$70,000 to $79,999
2,152$80,000 to $89,999
2,681$90,000 to $99,999
4,361$100,000 to $124,999
922$125,000 to $149,999
2,064$150,000 to $174,999
388$175,000 to $199,999
724$200,000 to $249,999
884$250,000 to $299,999
525$300,000 to $399,999
253$400,000 to $499,999
264$500,000 to $749,999
63$750,000 to $999,999
83$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
26$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Rochester, NY
142Less than $100
303$100 to $149
436$150 to $199
2,523$200 to $249
1,236$250 to $299
897$300 to $349
812$350 to $399
3,249$400 to $449
2,257$450 to $499
3,509$500 to $549
4,190$550 to $599
5,321$600 to $649
5,745$650 to $699
5,390$700 to $749
4,327$750 to $799
6,332$800 to $899
2,510$900 to $999
3,260$1,000 to $1,249
1,214$1,250 to $1,499
1,105$1,500 to $1,999
267$2,000 to $2,499
56$2,500 to $2,999
807No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
5,5422010 or later
5,9642000 to 2009
2,8781990 to 1999
3,8291980 to 1989
1,7791970 to 1979
2,882Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Rochester population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 1,904
5 to 9 minutes: 8,115
10 to 14 minutes: 19,358
15 to 19 minutes: 21,561
20 to 24 minutes: 14,066
25 to 29 minutes: 4,423
30 to 34 minutes: 8,998
35 to 39 minutes: 1,176
40 to 44 minutes: 763
45 to 59 minutes: 3,046
60 to 89 minutes: 2,395
90 or more minutes: 1,824
Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.0% Number of people working at home: 2,602 (2.9% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 117,180 (81%)
Carpooled: 10,487 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7,317 (5%)
Subway or elevated: 39 (0%)
Railroad: 11 (0%)
Taxi: 993 (1%)
Bicycle: 960 (1%)
Walked: 5,739 (4%)
Worked at home: 2,602 (2%)
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 6,817
Irish: 4,200
American: 3,907
German: 3,702
African: 2,822
Jamaican: 2,457
English: 2,392
Polish: 1,589
European: 1,271
French (except Basque): 722
Ukrainian: 673
Somali: 583
Scottish: 508
Dutch: 481
Ethiopian: 462
Greek: 432
Haitian: 429
Russian: 406
Nigerian: 280
Scotch-Irish: 275
Eastern European: 250
Guyanese: 239
Turkish: 236
French Canadian: 209
Arab: 194
Norwegian: 182
West Indian: 176
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 170
Lebanese: 139
British: 132
Danish: 125
Barbadian: 115
Moroccan: 114
Northern European: 113
Swedish: 109
Liberian: 109
Hungarian: 106
Yugoslavian: 104
British West Indian: 101
Welsh: 98
Portuguese: 88
Canadian: 84
Iranian: 78
Sudanese: 74
Scandinavian: 69
Ghanaian: 61
Macedonian: 60
Romanian: 55
Czech: 54
Czechoslovakian: 52
Austrian: 39
Finnish: 38
Croatian: 38
Albanian: 36
Syrian: 35
New Zealander: 35
Swiss: 33
Latvian: 26
Armenian: 25
Kenyan: 25
Slavic: 22
Pennsylvania German: 19
Lithuanian: 18
Egyptian: 17
Bahamian: 17
Brazilian: 17
Estonian: 14
Slovak: 14
Belizean: 13
Cape Verdean: 8
Belgian: 8
U.S. Virgin Islander: 6
Israeli: 5
Bulgarian: 5
Senegalese: 4
Celtic: 3
Slovene: 2
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
12%Jamaica
6%Dominican Republic
6%Cuba
5%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
5%Other South Central Asia
4%Vietnam
4%Ethiopia
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 140,727
Other state: 33,734
Northeast: 7,089
Midwest: 4,823
South: 19,525
West: 2,297
76% of Rochester residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in New York.
Rochester:
76.4%
State average:
89.4%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 1,113
Nursery to 4th grade: 266
5th and 6th grade: 1,100
7th and 8th grade: 760
9th grade: 1,645
10th grade: 3,212
11th grade: 2,773
12th grade, no diploma: 2,017
High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,855
Less than 1 year of college: 3,314
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,867
Associate degree: 5,596
Bachelor's degree: 9,690
Master's degree: 3,221
Professional school degree: 1,009
Doctorate degree: 1,000
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 1,512
Nursery to 4th grade: 435
5th and 6th grade: 705
7th and 8th grade: 1,737
9th grade: 1,529
10th grade: 3,189
11th grade: 2,454
12th grade, no diploma: 701
High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,478
Less than 1 year of college: 6,501
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9,533
Associate degree: 9,649
Bachelor's degree: 9,386
Master's degree: 4,911
Professional school degree: 804
Doctorate degree: 907
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
5.8%Males
4.5%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
13.7%Males
10.6%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
19.4%Males
13.6%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
14.5%Males
2.3%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
16.8%Males
12.8%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
23.1%Males
16.2%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
17.0%Males
12.3%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 43,671
One, attached: 5,190
Two: 15,826
3 or 4: 10,648
5 to 9: 6,684
10 to 19: 3,514
20 to 49: 5,176
50 or more: 9,027
Mobile homes: 143
Median worth of mobile homes: $80,403
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 2.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 4.7%
House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago
Renter moved in on average 2 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Rochester:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Rochester
Italian: 6,817
