Rochester town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,727 ( 495 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.6 square miles
Population density: 170.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,572	97.29%	12.0%
Black:	24	0.42%	52.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	1	0.02%	97.0%
2+ races:	75	1.31%	13.8%
Hispanic:	24	0.42%	40.0%

Total non-White:	155	2.71%	40.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	599	13.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-104	-2.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,232
4,973	95.05%
51	0.97%
4	0.08%
33	0.63%
87	1.66%
40	0.76%
259	4.95%

2000
4,581
4,412	96.31%
2	0.04%
0	0.00%
10	0.22%
87	1.90%
22	0.48%
169	3.69%

1990
3,921
3,762	95.94%
20	0.51%
0	0.00%
79	2.01%
n/a
60	1.53%
159	4.06%

1980
3,205
3,081	96.13%
83	2.59%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.16%
124	3.87%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

561	12.2
90	2.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

650	16.6
10	0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

681	21.2
35	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Rochester town, MA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.8
1,265	22.1%
4,462	77.9%
1,076	18.8%

2,117
2.70

1,506	71.1%
1,305	86.7%
111	7.4%
611	28.9%

2010
Number	Percent
43.3
1,315	25.1%
3,917	74.9%
600	11.5%

1,813
2.88

1,476	81.4%
1,289	87.3%
47	3.2%
337	18.6%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
1,229	26.8%
3,352	73.2%
386	8.4%

1,578
2.90

1,306	82.8%
1,178	90.2%
6	0.5%
272	17.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
1,141	29.1%
2,780	70.9%
370	9.4%

1,306
3.00

1,119	85.7%
1,006	89.9%
60	5.4%
187	14.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
1,088	33.9%
2,117	66.1%
240	7.5%

1,053
3.04

923	87.7%
826	89.5%
39	4.2%
130	12.3%

2022 Housing Data for Rochester town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15	0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	17	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	74	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	31	1.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	64	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	60	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	0.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	99	4.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	74	3.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	371	17.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	411	19.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	229	10.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	207	9.8%
$200,000 or more	455	21.5%

Median Household Income	114,604
Per Capita Income	53,735

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	91	4.3%
Public Assistance	22	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	110	5.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,808	78.7%
Unemployed	89	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,897	81.2%
Not in Labor Force	671	18.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	944	810	53.8%
Non-Profit	137	178	43.5%
Self-Employed	171	103	62.4%

Local Government	113	207	35.3%
State Government	191	180	51.5%
Federal Government	17	18	48.6%

Total Private + Self	1,115	913	55.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	458	583	44.0%
Total	1,573	1,496	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	23.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	624	20.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	690	22.5%
Professional, Technical	831	27.1%
Service Occupations	427	13.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	56	1.8%
All others	497	16.2%

White Collar		69.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	442	14.4%
Educational services	429	14.0%
Public administration	379	12.3%
Retail trade	241	7.9%
Manufacturing	220	7.2%
Construction	209	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	192	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	157	5.1%
Other services	135	4.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	124	4.0%
Finance and insurance	118	3.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	99	3.2%
Wholesale trade	85	2.8%
Information	67	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	66	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	57	1.9%
Utilities	26	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	5	0.09%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	11	0.19%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	11	0.19%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	8	0.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	1	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,254	96.4%
Other Indo-European	159	2.9%
Spanish	40	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,311	22.9%
English	1,227	21.4%
Portuguese	754	13.2%
Italian	654	11.4%
French	534	9.3%
German	437	7.6%
French Canadian	421	7.4%
Polish	292	5.1%
Scottish	184	3.2%
Czechoslovakian	143	2.5%
American	114	2.0%
Norwegian	98	1.7%
Russian	91	1.6%
Lithuanian	71	1.2%
Welsh	65	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,700	99.5%
Not a citizen	27	0.5%

Native	5,449	95.1%
Foreign-born	278	4.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
41	1.0%	86	2.1%	965	23.8%	987	24.4%	1,148	28.3%	824	20.3%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	41	1.0%
9-12 Years	86	2.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	965	23.8%
Some College	987	24.4%
Bach. Degree	1,148	28.3%
Grad Degree	824	20.3%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +248	D +146	D + 6.0%
D +394
2020 vs. 2012	R +287	D +109	D + 4.9%
D +396
2020 vs. 2008	R +436	R +141	R + 3.2%
D +295

2016 vs. 2008	R +188	R +287	R + 9.1%
D -99
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,991	51.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,762	46.0%	80	2.1%	3,833	20	5	0.11%
2016	79%	Donald Trump (R)	1,743	51.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,368	40.6%	256	7.6%	3,367	19	6	0.10%
2012	78%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,704	54.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,366	43.6%	61	1.9%	3,131	17	7	0.10%
2008	81%	John McCain (R)	1,555	50.2%	Barack Obama (D)	1,467	47.4%	76	2.5%	3,098	14	5	0.10%
2004	78%	John Kerry (D)	1,392	49.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,374	49.0%	36	1.3%	2,802	12	-2	0.10%
2000	71%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,200	50.5%	George W. Bush (R)	1,017	42.8%	159	6.7%	2,376	10	-5	0.09%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rochester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,762

46.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,991

51.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,833

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Rochester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,368

40.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,743

51.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

161

4.8%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

3,367

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Rochester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,366

43.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,704

54.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

3,131

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Rochester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,467

47.4%

John McCain (R)

1,555

50.2%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

3,098

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Rochester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,374

49.0%

John Kerry (D)

1,392

49.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,802

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Rochester town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,017

42.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,200

50.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

138

5.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,376

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rochester town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	64%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,644	57.2%	Maura Healey (D)	1,194	41.5%	36 [+]	1.3%	2,874	23	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 36 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2020	S2	83%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	1,966	52.4%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,745	46.5%	39 [+]	1.0%	3,750	19	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 39 (1.0%);
2018	S1	63%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,597	57.5%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	1,116	40.2%	64 [+]	2.3%	2,777	21	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 63 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	62%	Charlie Baker* (R)	2,111	77.8%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	584	21.5%	19 [+]	0.7%	2,714	11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 19 (0.7%);
2014	S2	52%	Brian Herr (R)	1,162	53.7%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,002	46.3%	0	0.0%	2,164	16	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	54%	Charlie Baker (R)	1,349	60.6%	Martha Coakley (D)	741	33.3%	135 [+]	6.1%	2,225	12	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 75 (3.4%); Scott Lively (I) 34 (1.5%); Jeff McCormick (I) 24 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,154
Median Value	$484,000

Occupied	2,117	98.3%
Vacant	37	1.7%

Owned	1,889	89.2%
Rented	228	10.8%
Median Rent	$1,408

Single-Family Units	2,136	99.2%
Detached	2,082	96.7%
Attached	54	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13	0.6%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Rochester town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rochester town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Rochester town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rochester town, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rochester town, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rochester town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rochester town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rochester town, MA