Rochester: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 971,230

1990: 1,062,470

2000: 1,098,201

Percent change, 1990–2000: 3.4%

U.S. rank in 1990: 38th

U.S. rank in 2000: 47th

City Residents

1980: 241,741

1990: 230,356

2000: 219,773

2003 estimate: 215,093

Percent change, 1990–2000: -4.8%

U.S. rank in 1980: 57th

U.S. rank in 1990: 66th

U.S. rank in 2000: 91st

Density: 6,104.8 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 106,161

Black or African American: 84,717

American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,033

Asian: 4,943

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 104

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 28,032

Other: 14,452

Percent of residents born in state: 68.8% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 17,227

Population 5 to 9 years old: 18,733

Population 10 to 14 years old: 17,233

Population 15 to 19 years old: 15,699

Population 20 to 24 years old: 18,432

Population 25 to 34 years old: 37,652

Population 35 to 44 years old: 33,057

Population 45 to 54 years old: 25,014

Population 55 to 59 years old: 8,395

Population 60 to 64 years old: 6,354

Population 65 to 74 years old: 9,992

Population 75 to 84 years old: 8,179

Population 85 years and older: 3,806

Median age: 30.8 years

Births (2002, Monroe County)

Total number: 8,883

Deaths (2002, Monroe County)

Total number: 6,273 (of which, 61 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $15,588

Median household income: $27,123

Total households: 89,093

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 17,228

$10,000 to $14,999: 8,611

$15,000 to $24,999: 15,717

$25,000 to $34,999: 12,650

$35,000 to $49,999: 13,372

$50,000 to $74,999: 12,170

$75,000 to $99,999: 5,202

$100,000 to $149,999: 2,839

$150,000 to $199,999: 607

$200,000 or more: 697

Percent of families below poverty level: 23.4% (56.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 16,911