2022 population: 1,017,383 ( 5,943 from 2010 , 7,648 from 2020)
Land area: 2536.6 square miles
Population density: 401.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	755,261	74.24%	4.0%
Black:	117,633	11.56%	3.3%
Indian:	2,255	0.22%	2.9%
Asian:	31,878	3.13%	19.8%
2+ races:	22,616	2.22%	27.6%
Hispanic:	87,740	8.62%	39.4%

Total non-White:	262,122	25.76%	16.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	22,257	10.9
Deaths:	22,743	11.1
Net Migration:	-10,604	-5.2
Net Immigration:	3,008	1.5

Change in White population:	-31,506	-3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	37,449	3.7

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
1,011,440
786,767	77.79%
113,908	11.26%
2,192	0.22%
26,612	2.63%
17,719	1.75%
62,962	6.22%
224,673	22.21%

2000
993,660
807,460	81.26%
104,875	10.55%
2,195	0.22%
19,571	1.97%
13,556	1.36%
44,936	4.52%
186,200	18.74%

1990
960,564
827,583	86.16%
88,754	9.24%
2,381	0.25%
13,506	1.41%
n/a
28,340	2.95%
132,981	13.84%

1980
932,734
830,143	89.00%
74,562	7.99%
2,312	0.25%
6,425	0.69%
n/a
18,817	2.02%
102,591	11.00%

1970
924,211
856,039	92.62%
56,550	6.12%
1,543	0.17%
1,538	0.17%
n/a
6,932	0.75%
68,172	7.38%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
108,189	10.9
78,456	7.9
-37,428	-3.8
13,245	1.3

-20,693	-2.1
38,473	3.9

Number	Rate
1990's
137,931	14.4
82,549	8.6
-55,590	-5.8
15,285	1.6

-20,123	-2.1
53,219	5.5

Number	Rate
1980's
144,020	15.4
78,783	8.4
-32,448	-3.5
n/a

-2,560	-0.3
30,390	3.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-58,706	-6.4
n/a

-25,896	-2.8
34,419	3.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Rochester, NY Market Area

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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
40.4
212,646	20.9%
804,737	79.1%
194,132	19.1%

432,516
2.33

260,750	60.3%
188,996	72.5%
30,300	11.6%
171,766	39.7%

2010
Number	Percent
39.3
228,515	22.6%
782,925	77.4%
142,554	14.1%

404,435
2.41

253,879	62.8%
183,286	72.2%
32,219	12.7%
150,556	37.2%

2000
Number	Percent
72.5
508,052	51.1%
485,608	48.9%
255,280	25.7%

764,662
2.50

505,852	66.2%
383,328	75.8%
60,090	11.9%
258,810	33.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
239,478	24.9%
721,086	75.1%
118,394	12.3%

360,440
2.58

249,271	69.2%
197,412	79.2%
24,859	10.0%
111,169	30.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
259,636	27.8%
673,098	72.2%
102,169	11.0%

329,862
2.73

237,773	72.1%
196,607	82.7%
20,918	8.8%
92,089	27.9%

2022 Housing Data for Rochester, NY Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21,249	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	16,544	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	16,322	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	16,425	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	17,321	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	16,240	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	16,096	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	15,614	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	15,879	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	30,397	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	42,909	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	57,309	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	46,145	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	30,366	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	37,463	8.7%
$200,000 or more	36,237	8.4%

Median Household Income	71,762
Per Capita Income	40,337

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	102

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	25,244	5.8%
Public Assistance	14,499	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	60,204	13.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	444,546	72.8%
Unemployed	21,344	3.5%
In Armed Forces	318	0.1%

Total Labor Force	466,208	76.3%
Not in Labor Force	144,641	23.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	176,292	141,538	55.5%
Non-Profit	26,048	50,556	34.0%
Self-Employed	26,495	16,565	61.5%

Local Government	18,592	29,195	38.9%
State Government	8,663	10,501	45.2%
Federal Government	3,582	3,239	52.5%

Total Private + Self	202,787	158,103	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	56,885	93,491	37.8%
Total	259,672	251,594	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	14.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	84,293	16.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	103,440	20.2%
Professional, Technical	147,290	28.8%
Service Occupations	83,820	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,272	0.4%
All others	93,307	18.2%

White Collar		65.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	86,791	803.1%
Educational services	71,822	664.6%
Manufacturing	57,837	535.2%
Retail trade	55,976	518.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	41,826	387.0%
Accommodation and food services	30,404	281.3%
Construction	26,727	247.3%
Other services	21,453	198.5%
Finance and insurance	19,081	176.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18,932	175.2%
Public administration	17,784	164.6%
Transportation and warehousing	16,791	155.4%
Wholesale trade	10,208	94.5%
Information	9,949	92.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9,249	85.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7,616	70.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5,713	52.9%
Utilities	3,019	27.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	494	4.6%
Management	478	4.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,311	0.70%
Puerto Rican	54,941	5.25%
Cuban	3,930	0.38%
Dominican	5,613	0.54%

Total Central American	3,589	0.34%
Costa Rican	135	0.01%
Guatemalan	796	0.08%
Honduran	528	0.05%
Nicaraguan	305	0.03%
Panamanian	700	0.07%
Salvadoran	1,114	0.11%
Other Central American	11	0.00%

Total South American	4,587	0.44%
Argentinean	235	0.02%
Bolivian	324	0.03%
Chilean	996	0.10%
Colombian	1,166	0.11%
Ecuadorian	796	0.08%
Paraguayan	177	0.02%
Peruvian	377	0.04%
Uruguayan	20	0.00%
Venezuelan	292	0.03%
Other South American	204	0.02%

Other Hispanic	5,470	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	7,941	0.76%
Indian	6,216	0.59%
Korean	2,580	0.25%
Vietnamese	2,146	0.21%
Filipino	1,637	0.16%
Burmese	1,084	0.10%
Thai	978	0.09%
Bhutanese	906	0.09%
Laotian	641	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	879,089	88.6%
Spanish	50,133	5.1%
Other Indo-European	16,949	1.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8,781	0.9%
German, other Germanic	8,101	0.8%
Chinese	6,365	0.6%
Other Asian	6,130	0.6%
Other	4,539	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4,215	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	184,623	17.6%
Italian	156,631	15.0%
Irish	151,005	14.4%
English	124,440	11.9%
American	49,745	4.8%
Polish	44,794	4.3%
Dutch	29,086	2.8%
French	25,028	2.4%
Scottish	18,536	1.8%
European	13,299	1.3%
Ukrainian	10,118	1.0%
French Canadian	9,081	0.9%
Russian	8,201	0.8%
Swedish	7,136	0.7%
Welsh	6,129	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,018,782	97.3%
Not a citizen	27,929	2.7%

Native	975,254	93.2%
Foreign-born	71,457	6.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
24,311	3.3%	38,434	5.3%	180,358	24.7%	211,132	28.9%	151,698	20.8%	123,585	16.9%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	24,311	3.3%
9-12 Years	38,434	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	180,358	24.7%
Some College	211,132	28.9%
Bach. Degree	151,698	20.8%
Grad Degree	123,585	16.9%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	517,623	498,576	19,047	3.7%
1991	523,374	497,828	25,546	4.9%
1992	524,310	495,623	28,687	5.5%
1993	530,903	504,739	26,164	4.9%
1994	531,814	504,763	27,051	5.1%
1995	529,681	506,892	22,789	4.3%
1996	533,159	512,644	20,515	3.8%
1997	543,335	522,245	21,090	3.9%
1998	544,958	523,989	20,969	3.8%
1999	540,644	518,824	21,820	4.0%

2000	524,365	505,646	18,719	3.6%
2001	521,473	499,795	21,678	4.2%
2002	525,413	496,702	28,711	5.5%
2003	523,107	493,922	29,185	5.6%
2004	522,232	494,621	27,611	5.3%
2005	527,724	503,437	24,287	4.6%
2006	526,717	503,522	23,195	4.4%
2007	521,119	498,349	22,770	4.4%
2008	524,951	496,489	28,462	5.4%
2009	525,610	483,747	41,863	8.0%

2010	527,433	484,272	43,161	8.2%
2011	520,780	480,548	40,232	7.7%
2012	522,322	480,608	41,714	8.0%
2013	519,756	482,671	37,085	7.1%
2014	505,666	476,270	29,396	5.8%
2015	506,932	481,071	25,861	5.1%
2016	505,287	481,175	24,112	4.8%
2017	502,209	477,821	24,388	4.9%
2018	502,940	481,848	21,092	4.2%
2019	502,511	482,716	19,795	3.9%

2020	497,998	457,242	40,756	8.2%
2021	504,576	479,609	24,967	4.9%
2022	506,645	489,652	16,993	3.4%
2023	508,315	490,133	18,182	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	471,497
Median Value	$179,116

Occupied	432,516	91.7%
Vacant	38,981	8.3%

Owned	289,989	67.0%
Rented	142,527	33.0%
Median Rent	$1,045

Single-Family Units	331,557	70.3%
Detached	305,563	64.8%
Attached	25,994	5.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	70,540	15.0%
Mobile Homes	13,613	2.9%

Rochester, NY Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rochester, NY Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Rochester, NY Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rochester, NY Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rochester, NY Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rochester, NY Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Rochester, NY Market Area