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Rochester, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $87,000 (it was $62,100 in 2000)
Rochester:

$87,000
New York:

$338,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,800 - $136,300

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $116,652
Here:

$116,652
State:

$393,458

Townhouses or other attached units: $242,728
Here:

$242,728
State:

$728,436

In 2-unit structures: $159,543
Here:

$159,543
State:

$650,471

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $337,458
Here:

$337,458
State:

$808,879

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $287,205
Here:

$287,205
State:

$916,967

Mobile homes: $38,162
Here:

$38,162
State:

$82,547

Rochester,NY index of house prices

Total population: 209,983 (All urban)

Houses: 100,603 (87,679 occupied: 31,074 owner occupied, 56,605 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

65%
State:

46%

Housing density: 2,807 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $231,996.

Median contract rent in 2019: $724 (lower quartile is $572, upper quartile is $884)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2019: $919


Median gross rent in Rochester, NY in 2019: $847

Housing units in Rochester with a mortgage: 19,386 (437 second mortgage, 1,978 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,688

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $71,432

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $50,528

Median monthly housing costs: $834

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Rochester, New York Age and Sex of Residents
Median year apartment built: 1943

Household type by relationship:

Households: 205,704
  • Male householders: 40,135 (20,205 living alone), Female householders: 47,544 (18,471 living alone)
  • 18,288 spouses (18,021 opposite-sex spouses), 7,025 unmarried partners, (6,503 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 55,209 children (53,084 natural, 282 adopted, 1,843 stepchildren), 6,707 grandchildren, 2,631 brothers or sisters, 2,111 parents, 104 foster children, 3,770 other relatives, 13,178 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 9,002

Size of family households: 15,993 2-persons, 9,672 3-persons, 7,124 4-persons, 4,021 5-persons, 635 6-persons, 1,130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 38,676 1-person, 8,029 2-persons, 1,083 3-persons, 1,220 4-persons, 96 5-persons.

14,358 married couples with children.
23,035 single-parent households (2,366 men, 20,669 women).

78.4% of residents of Rochester speak English at home.
15.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 18,457 (9.0%)
(58.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rochester, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rochester, New York
  • 197no bedroom
  • 1,0821 bedroom
  • 4,7812 bedrooms
  • 16,9853 bedrooms
  • 6,2714 bedrooms
  • 1,7585+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rochester, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rochester, New York
  • 6,271no bedroom
  • 16,6131 bedroom
  • 17,5892 bedrooms
  • 11,9223 bedrooms
  • 3,1344 bedrooms
  • 1,0765+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Rochester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rochester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,770no vehicle
  • 12,2121 vehicle
  • 13,0242 vehicles
  • 3,4623 vehicles
  • 6064 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Rochester in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rochester in renter-occupied apartments
  • 20,420no vehicle
  • 26,1151 vehicle
  • 8,1032 vehicles
  • 1,6113 vehicles
  • 1574 vehicles
  • 1995+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rochester, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rochester, New York
  • 881 room
  • 1582 rooms
  • 3993 rooms
  • 2,0284 rooms
  • 5,6235 rooms
  • 9,4946 rooms
  • 5,6517 rooms
  • 4,1758 rooms
  • 3,4589+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rochester, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rochester, New York
  • 5,6921 room
  • 3,7352 rooms
  • 13,4183 rooms
  • 11,5584 rooms
  • 7,5815 rooms
  • 8,2096 rooms
  • 3,8937 rooms
  • 1,4018 rooms
  • 1,1189+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2019 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
Rochester city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Rochester, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Rochester, NY in 2019
  • 9,533Less than $10,000
  • 13,695$10,000 to $19,999
  • 12,422$20,000 to $29,999
  • 10,276$30,000 to $39,999
  • 7,490$40,000 to $49,999
  • 6,287$50,000 to $59,999
  • 6,558$60,000 to $74,999
  • 8,449$75,000 to $99,999
  • 4,699$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3,162$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,109$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,999$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2019 in Rochester, NY

  • Distribution of house value in Rochester, NY in 2019
  • 196Less than $10,000
  • 123$10,000 to $14,999
  • 183$15,000 to $19,999
  • 160$20,000 to $24,999
  • 166$25,000 to $29,999
  • 923$30,000 to $34,999
  • 604$35,000 to $39,999
  • 2,122$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,600$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,911$60,000 to $69,999
  • 2,436$70,000 to $79,999
  • 3,021$80,000 to $89,999
  • 2,927$90,000 to $99,999
  • 3,147$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,735$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,885$150,000 to $174,999
  • 773$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,312$200,000 to $249,999
  • 615$250,000 to $299,999
  • 928$300,000 to $399,999
  • 180$400,000 to $499,999
  • 808$500,000 to $749,999
  • 155$750,000 to $999,999
  • 34$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 57$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 73$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2019 in Rochester, NY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Rochester, NY in 2019
  • 167Less than $100
  • 270$100 to $149
  • 882$150 to $199
  • 1,506$200 to $249
  • 1,018$250 to $299
  • 604$300 to $349
  • 1,131$350 to $399
  • 1,146$400 to $449
  • 1,949$450 to $499
  • 4,056$500 to $549
  • 2,474$550 to $599
  • 3,484$600 to $649
  • 6,649$650 to $699
  • 4,813$700 to $749
  • 4,382$750 to $799
  • 8,258$800 to $899
  • 3,995$900 to $999
  • 3,332$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,890$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2,110$1,500 to $1,999
  • 577$2,000 to $2,499
  • 553$2,500 to $2,999
  • 97$3,000 to $3,499
  • 1,262No cash rent
Work and jobs in Rochester: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2019

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.8%
Number of people working at home: 2,865 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2019

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3,066
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 11,354
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 18,045
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 23,642
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 15,545
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 4,536
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 6,914
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 518
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,332
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,209
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,462
  • 90 or more minutes: 626
Means of transportation to work in 2019 - Rochester

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 124,462 (82.4%)
  • Carpooled: 11,600 (7.7%)
  • Bus: 4,782 (3.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 6 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 28 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 1,403 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 1,154 (0.8%)
  • Walked: 4,767 (3.2%)
  • Worked at home: 2,865 (1.9%)
Class of Workers in 2019
  • Unemployment by race in 2019
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.5%Males
  • 3.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 13.5%Males
  • 6.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 8.8%Males
  • 11.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 6.9%Males
  • 0.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 10.6%Males
  • 6.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 18.1%Males
  • 10.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 9.4%Males
  • 5.4%Females
Races in Rochester detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rochester, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rochester, New York
  • 8,4972010 or later
  • 4,0212000 to 2009
  • 3,5201990 to 1999
  • 3,8291980 to 1989
  • 1,7791970 to 1979
  • 2,882Before 1970
Ancestries in Rochester, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 5,651 (4.5%)
  • American: 4,550 (3.6%)
  • Irish: 3,211 (2.6%)
  • German: 3,159 (2.5%)
  • European: 2,159 (1.7%)
  • Jamaican: 2,089 (1.7%)
  • English: 1,615 (1.3%)
  • African: 1,541 (1.2%)
  • Polish: 1,286 (1.0%)
  • Haitian: 1,018 (0.8%)
  • Ukrainian: 743 (0.6%)
  • Somali: 623 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 454 (0.4%)
  • French: 401 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 382 (0.3%)
  • Liberian: 370 (0.3%)
  • Guyanese: 351 (0.3%)
  • Yugoslavian: 307 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 306 (0.2%)
  • British: 291 (0.2%)
  • West Indian: 275 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 259 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 252 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 248 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 237 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 198 (0.2%)
  • Kenyan: 185 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 171 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 164 (0.1%)
  • British West Indian: 159 (0.1%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 155 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 149 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 143 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 130 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 106 (0.08%)
  • Canadian: 105 (0.08%)
  • Barbadian: 99 (0.08%)
  • Belizean: 94 (0.07%)
  • Sudanese: 90 (0.07%)
  • Portuguese: 88 (0.07%)
  • Scandinavian: 83 (0.07%)
  • Lebanese: 83 (0.07%)
  • Ghanaian: 80 (0.06%)
  • Albanian: 79 (0.06%)
  • Swedish: 79 (0.06%)
  • Welsh: 78 (0.06%)
  • Belgian: 75 (0.06%)
  • Lithuanian: 67 (0.05%)
  • Egyptian: 63 (0.05%)
  • Croatian: 61 (0.05%)
  • Swiss: 60 (0.05%)
  • Iraqi: 59 (0.05%)
  • Ugandan: 58 (0.05%)
  • Hungarian: 58 (0.05%)
  • Czech: 58 (0.05%)
  • Moroccan: 56 (0.04%)
  • Israeli: 54 (0.04%)
  • Brazilian: 47 (0.04%)
  • Romanian: 41 (0.03%)
  • Danish: 38 (0.03%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 34 (0.03%)
  • South African: 33 (0.03%)
  • Finnish: 32 (0.03%)
  • Syrian: 31 (0.02%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 29 (0.02%)
  • Bermudan: 29 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 28 (0.02%)
  • Australian: 27 (0.02%)
  • Macedonian: 26 (0.02%)
  • Slovak: 23 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 20 (0.02%)
  • Afghan: 19 (0.02%)
  • Armenian: 14 (0.01%)
  • Bulgarian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 9 (0.01%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 8 (0.01%)
  • Cape Verdean: 7 (0.01%)
  • Estonian: 7 (0.01%)

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

Jamaica
Rochester:

8.1% (1,560)
New York:

5.2% (228,914)

Cuba
Rochester:

6.9% (1,326)
New York:

0.6% (25,271)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Rochester:

6.8% (1,314)
New York:

9.1% (403,478)

Dominican Republic
Rochester:

6.2% (1,197)
New York:

11.2% (496,813)

Nepal
Rochester:

4.6% (882)
New York:

0.3% (13,501)

Haiti
Rochester:

4.2% (810)
New York:

2.9% (127,520)

Other South Central Asia
Rochester:

2.5% (476)
New York:

0.2% (8,790)

Thailand
Rochester:

2.4% (465)
New York:

0.3% (13,384)

Yemen
Rochester:

2.3% (435)
New York:

0.4% (17,116)

Somalia
Rochester:

2.2% (433)
New York:

0.1% (2,964)

Korea
Rochester:

2.0% (394)
New York:

2.0% (88,703)

Vietnam
Rochester:

2.0% (387)
New York:

0.6% (26,372)

Other Eastern Africa
Rochester:

1.9% (365)
New York:

0.1% (4,987)

Germany
Rochester:

1.8% (351)
New York:

1.0% (42,610)

Canada
Rochester:

1.8% (344)
New York:

1.2% (54,762)

India
Rochester:

1.8% (342)
New York:

3.6% (161,045)

Ukraine
Rochester:

1.7% (336)
New York:

1.7% (75,403)

Ethiopia
Rochester:

1.7% (330)
New York:

0.1% (6,203)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rochester:

1.7% (321)
New York:

0.2% (8,255)

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

  • This state: 132,484
  • Other state: 37,257
  • Northeast: 8,842
  • Midwest: 3,795
  • South: 20,860
  • West: 3,760

77.7% of Rochester residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48.6% lived in New York.


Rochester:

77.7%
State average:

89.5%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 857
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 29
  • 5th and 6th grade: 763
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,030
  • 9th grade: 1,353
  • 10th grade: 2,493
  • 11th grade: 1,632
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,127
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,432
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,857
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,978
  • Associate degree: 4,162
  • Bachelor's degree: 11,652
  • Master's degree: 4,119
  • Professional school degree: 1,489
  • Doctorate degree: 1,082
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,114
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 282
  • 5th and 6th grade: 883
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,165
  • 9th grade: 1,883
  • 10th grade: 2,516
  • 11th grade: 3,157
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,956
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,785
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,250
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,648
  • Associate degree: 7,347
  • Bachelor's degree: 9,567
  • Master's degree: 7,692
  • Professional school degree: 1,055
  • Doctorate degree: 1,324
Educational Attainment for Females
Rochester marital status for males
Rochester marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 41,923
  • One, attached: 6,058
  • Two: 15,431
  • 3 or 4: 10,950
  • 5 to 9: 7,064
  • 10 to 19: 3,412
  • 20 to 49: 5,134
  • 50 or more: 10,376
  • Mobile homes: 231
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Median worth of mobile homes: $71,768

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2019: 3.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2019: 2.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Rochester
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Rochester, NY
  • 90.1%Utility gas
  • 7.7%Electricity
  • 1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Rochester, NY
  • 71.4%Utility gas
  • 22.0%Electricity
  • 1.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.6%No fuel used
  • 1.5%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,648
Here:

8.2%
New York:

14.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,140
Here:

12.5%
New York:

14.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7,294
Here:

57.1%
New York:

37.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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