Rochester, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 219,766 (All urban)

Rochester, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 99,820 (89,003 occupied: 35,777 owner occupied, 53,226 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	60%
State:	47%

Housing density: 2786 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $62,800 (lower quartile is $47,900, upper quartile is $84,400)

Median contract rent in 2005: $526 (lower quartile is $419, upper quartile is $625)

Housing units in Rochester with a mortgage: 22,537 (1,872 second mortgage, 2,226 home equity loan, 156 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,373

Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1939

Household type by relationship

Households: 210,306

In family households: 158,152 (22,212 male householders, 25,501 female householders)
22,931 spouses, 67,002 children (63,247 natural, 1,665 adopted, 2,090 stepchildren), 5,904 grandchildren, 2,517 brothers or sisters, 1,707 parents, 3,749 other relatives, 6,629 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 52,154 (20,563 male householders (15,814 living alone)), 20,817 female householders (17,109 living alone)), 10,774 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 9,460 (3,934 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 17,087 2-persons, 12,437 3-persons, 9,427 4-persons, 4,979 5-persons, 2,391 6-persons, 1,392 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 32,923 1-person, 7,010 2-persons, 1,027 3-persons, 301 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

19,989 married couples with children.
33,021 single-parent households (3,495 men, 29,526 women).

82.2% of residents of Rochester speak English at home.
11.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 16,077 (7.3%)
(42.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.6

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rochester, New York:

1 room: 48
2 rooms: 167
3 rooms: 741
4 rooms: 2,175
5 rooms: 5,447
6 rooms: 12,441
7 rooms: 7,193
8 rooms: 4,413
9 or more rooms: 3,152

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rochester, New York:

1 room: 3,509
2 rooms: 5,106
3 rooms: 12,488
4 rooms: 10,528
5 rooms: 9,021
6 rooms: 7,499
7 rooms: 2,958
8 rooms: 1,288
9 or more rooms: 829

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 205
1995 to 1998: 674
1990 to 1994: 1,033
1980 to 1989: 2,546
1970 to 1979: 7,892
1960 to 1969: 8,349
1950 to 1959: 11,813
1940 to 1949: 11,997
1939 or earlier: 55,311

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rochester:

no bedroom: 100
1 bedroom: 1,073
2 bedrooms: 6,561
3 bedrooms: 18,319
4 bedrooms: 7,986
5 or more bedrooms: 1,738

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rochester:

no bedroom: 4,695
1 bedroom: 18,086
2 bedrooms: 16,111
3 bedrooms: 11,027
4 bedrooms: 2,651
5 or more bedrooms: 656

Cars and other vehicles available in Rochester in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 2,701
1 vehicle: 15,039
2 vehicles: 13,975
3 vehicles: 3,214
4 vehicles: 607
5 or more vehicles: 241

Cars and other vehicles available in Rochester in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 19,832
1 vehicle: 24,293
2 vehicles: 7,354
3 vehicles: 1,204
4 vehicles: 293
5 or more vehicles: 250

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Rochester, NY:

Less than $10,000: 84
$10,000 to $14,999: 90
$15,000 to $19,999: 207
$20,000 to $24,999: 354
$25,000 to $29,999: 495
$30,000 to $34,999: 945
$35,000 to $39,999: 1313
$40,000 to $49,999: 4278
$50,000 to $59,999: 6868
$60,000 to $69,999: 6232
$70,000 to $79,999: 4055
$80,000 to $89,999: 1980
$90,000 to $99,999: 1065
$100,000 to $124,999: 1060
$125,000 to $149,999: 655
$150,000 to $174,999: 426
$175,000 to $199,999: 290
$200,000 to $249,999: 286
$250,000 to $299,999: 90
$300,000 to $399,999: 69
$400,000 to $499,999: 38
$500,000 to $749,999: 30
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Rochester:

Less than $100: 542
$100 to $149: 632
$150 to $199: 1889
$200 to $249: 1285
$250 to $299: 1778
$300 to $349: 3414
$350 to $399: 5863
$400 to $449: 7177
$450 to $499: 7591
$500 to $549: 6935
$550 to $599: 4792
$600 to $649: 3936
$650 to $699: 2551
$700 to $749: 1219
$750 to $799: 898
$800 to $899: 738
$900 to $999: 351
$1,000 to $1,249: 273
$1,250 to $1,499: 126
$1,500 to $1,999: 129
$2,000 or more: 59
No cash rent: 848

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 4,695
1990 to 1994: 2,892
1985 to 1989: 2,059
1980 to 1984: 1,770
1975 to 1979: 1,028
1970 to 1974: 751
1970 to 1974: 810
1965 to 1969: 2,072

Rochester, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.5%
Number of people working at home: 2,048 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2605
5 to 9 minutes: 10657
10 to 14 minutes: 18860
15 to 19 minutes: 20320
20 to 24 minutes: 16079
25 to 29 minutes: 4082
30 to 34 minutes: 7511
35 to 39 minutes: 777
40 to 44 minutes: 974
45 to 59 minutes: 2032
60 to 89 minutes: 2340
90 or more minutes: 1182

Rochester mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 62,256 (70%)
Carpooled: 10,823 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6,908 (8%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 51 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 23 (0%)
Railroad: 16 (0%)
Ferryboat: 11 (0%)
Taxi: 272 (0%)
Motorcycle: 90 (0%)
Bicycle: 470 (1%)
Walked: 5,812 (6%)
Other means: 687 (1%)
Worked at home: 2,048 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 17228
$10,000 to $14,999: 8611
$15,000 to $19,999: 8483
$20,000 to $24,999: 7234
$25,000 to $29,999: 6337
$30,000 to $34,999: 6313
$35,000 to $39,999: 4962
$40,000 to $44,999: 4594
$45,000 to $49,999: 3816
$50,000 to $59,999: 6164
$60,000 to $74,999: 6006
$75,000 to $99,999: 5202
$100,000 to $124,999: 2030
$125,000 to $149,999: 809
$150,000 to $199,999: 607
$200,000 or more: 697

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 94796
Italian: 18983
German: 15711
Irish: 13337
English: 7556
United States or American: 4837
Polish: 4313
Subsaharan African:: 4043
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3311
African: 3133
French (except Basque): 2334
Jamaican: 2221
Dutch: 1765
Ukrainian: 1757
Scottish: 1684
Russian: 1207
French Canadian: 1181
European: 940
Scotch-Irish: 817
Arab:: 722
Yugoslavian: 698
Turkish: 585
Swedish: 579
British: 505
Welsh: 471
Greek: 464
Ethiopian: 383
Lithuanian: 340
Hungarian: 321
Haitian: 316
Austrian: 314
Canadian: 303
Norwegian: 295
Arab/Arabic: 269
Lebanese: 255
West Indian: 226
Albanian: 211
Belizean: 195
Danish: 185
Eastern European: 184
Somalian: 171
Swiss: 160
Nigerian: 141
Portuguese: 140
Barbadian: 135
Guyanese: 126
Belgian: 120
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 104
Macedonian: 103
Romanian: 101
Northern European: 92
Czech: 88
Brazilian: 78
Celtic: 73
Scandinavian: 72
Croatian: 67
British West Indian: 67
Syrian: 64
Slavic: 63
Bulgarian: 63
Czechoslovakian: 56
Slovak: 55
Egyptian: 53
Iranian: 53
Other Subsaharan African: 49
Finnish: 44
Ugandan: 42
Afghan: 38
Sudanese: 36
Armenian: 36
South African: 33
Iraqi: 31
Latvian: 31
Palestinian: 29
Pennsylvania German: 28
Bahamian: 24
U.S. Virgin Islander: 23
Ghanian: 21
Liberian: 19
Serbian: 15
Cape Verdean: 15
Other Arab: 14
Cypriot: 12
Slovene: 12
Estonian: 11
Israeli: 11
Moroccan: 7
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6
Alsatian: 6

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

Jamaica (10%)
Vietnam (6%)
Cuba (6%)
Canada (5%)
Dominican Republic (5%)
Ukraine (4%)
Laos (4%)

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

This state: 151247
Northeast: 8598
Midwest: 6056
South: 24135
West: 2708

47% of Rochester residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,128
Nursery to 4th grade: 395
5th and 6th grade: 1,111
7th and 8th grade: 1,962
9th grade: 2,314
10th grade: 3,314
11th grade: 2,902
12th grade, no diploma: 3,272
High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,458
Less than 1 year of college: 3,363
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,834
Associate degree: 4,341
Bachelor's degree: 7,798
Master's degree: 3,340
Professional school degree: 978
Doctorate degree: 782

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,274
Nursery to 4th grade: 559
5th and 6th grade: 1,231
7th and 8th grade: 2,388
9th grade: 2,602
10th grade: 3,959
11th grade: 3,653
12th grade, no diploma: 3,732
High school graduate (or equivalency): 20,550
Less than 1 year of college: 4,277
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,472
Associate degree: 5,893
Bachelor's degree: 8,306
Master's degree: 4,269
Professional school degree: 800
Doctorate degree: 450

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 22.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 23.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 17.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 13.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 14.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.9%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,075
Black householders: $22,320
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,000
Asian householders: $32,378
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $20,694
Some other race householders: $18,322
Two or more races householders: $19,757
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $19,164

Rochester household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Rochester household income for Black or African American householders

Rochester household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Rochester household income for Asian householders

Rochester household income for some other race householders

Rochester household income for two or more races householders

Rochester household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Rochester marital status for males

Rochester marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $64,100
Black or African American householders: $56,100
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $77,400
Asian householders: $62,700
Some other race householders: $54,900
Two or more races householders: $59,000
Hispanic or Latino householders: $55,700

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 42,811
One, attached: 4,560
Two: 19,752
3 or 4: 11,428
5 to 9: 6,346
10 to 19: 3,161
20 to 49: 3,484
50 or more: 8,189
Mobile homes: 74
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Rochester:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (89%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Electricity (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (74%)
Electricity (18%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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): 3,599

Here:	11.6%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,375

Here:	11.3%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6,468

Here:	49.7%
New York:	38.2%

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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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