2022 population: 228,073 ( 21,196 from 2010 , 1,742 from 2020)
Land area: 2477.0 square miles
Population density: 92.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	186,725	81.87%	3.6%
Black:	12,984	5.69%	87.1%
Indian:	637	0.28%	65.9%
Asian:	11,373	4.99%	40.6%
2+ races:	4,959	2.17%	55.3%
Hispanic:	11,395	5.00%	46.2%

Total non-White:	41,348	18.13%	55.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,966	13.2
Deaths:	4,335	9.6
Net Migration:	-1,014	-2.2
Net Immigration:	965	2.1

Change in White population:	6,510	3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	14,686	7.1

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
206,877
180,215	87.11%
6,938	3.35%
384	0.19%
8,087	3.91%
3,193	1.54%
7,795	3.77%
26,662	12.89%

2000
184,740
169,363	91.68%
3,415	1.85%
384	0.21%
5,506	2.98%
1,958	1.06%
3,966	2.15%
15,377	8.32%

1990
162,722
157,162	96.58%
810	0.50%
311	0.19%
3,320	2.04%
n/a
1,119	0.69%
5,560	3.42%

1980
148,044
145,372	98.20%
411	0.28%
284	0.19%
1,163	0.79%
n/a
781	0.53%
2,672	1.80%

1970
136,281
134,857	98.96%
242	0.18%
67	0.05%
432	0.32%
n/a
588	0.43%
1,424	1.04%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
27,346	14.8
12,702	6.9
2,660	1.4
5,687	3.1

10,852	5.9
11,285	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
25,092	15.4
12,967	8.0
2,664	1.6
3,181	2.0

12,201	7.5
9,817	6.0

Number	Rate
1980's
26,591	18.0
11,827	8.0
177	0.1
n/a

11,790	8.0
2,888	2.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-2,296	-1.7
n/a

10,515	7.7
1,248	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Rochester, MN Metro 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
38.8
54,311	23.8%
173,762	76.2%
38,505	16.9%

91,486
2.43

59,183	64.7%
48,682	82.3%
4,246	7.2%
32,303	35.3%

2010
Number	Percent
37.6
52,382	25.3%
154,495	74.7%
28,285	13.7%

81,907
2.48

55,007	67.2%
44,954	81.7%
4,516	8.2%
26,900	32.8%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
50,299	27.2%
134,441	72.8%
22,807	12.3%

70,793
2.55

49,071	69.3%
41,679	84.9%
3,622	7.4%
21,722	30.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.3
45,880	28.2%
116,842	71.8%
20,050	12.3%

60,869
2.62

43,517	71.5%
38,302	88.0%
2,607	6.0%
17,352	28.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
44,451	30.0%
103,593	70.0%
17,413	11.8%

52,188
2.78

38,438	73.7%
34,383	89.5%
1,738	4.5%
13,750	26.3%

2022 Housing Data for Rochester, MN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,652	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,270	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,803	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,444	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,805	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,595	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,593	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,708	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,174	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,363	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,901	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,361	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,996	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,865	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,914	10.8%
$200,000 or more	11,042	12.1%

Median Household Income	87,492
Per Capita Income	46,953

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	107

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,898	3.2%
Public Assistance	2,503	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,843	7.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	108,110	81.6%
Unemployed	3,540	2.7%
In Armed Forces	73	0.1%

Total Labor Force	111,723	84.3%
Not in Labor Force	20,789	15.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	35,299	25,678	57.9%
Non-Profit	13,336	21,877	37.9%
Self-Employed	6,953	3,928	63.9%

Local Government	3,383	5,206	39.4%
State Government	1,530	1,132	57.5%
Federal Government	1,017	648	61.1%

Total Private + Self	42,252	29,606	58.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19,266	28,863	40.0%
Total	61,518	58,469	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	10.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17,149	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	20,594	17.1%
Professional, Technical	41,932	34.9%
Service Occupations	18,136	15.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	994	0.8%
All others	22,465	18.7%

White Collar		66.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	42,293	378.5%
Retail trade	11,058	99.0%
Manufacturing	10,966	98.1%
Educational services	8,955	80.1%
Construction	7,234	64.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,137	54.9%
Accommodation and food services	6,044	54.1%
Other services	4,577	41.0%
Transportation and warehousing	3,731	33.4%
Public administration	3,614	32.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,078	27.5%
Finance and insurance	3,019	27.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,565	23.0%
Wholesale trade	1,945	17.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,587	14.2%
Information	1,479	13.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,132	10.1%
Utilities	731	6.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	71	0.6%
Management	60	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,738	2.98%
Puerto Rican	730	0.32%
Cuban	266	0.12%
Dominican	15	0.01%

Total Central American	665	0.29%
Costa Rican	26	0.01%
Guatemalan	287	0.13%
Honduran	52	0.02%
Nicaraguan	87	0.04%
Panamanian	32	0.01%
Salvadoran	181	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,188	0.53%
Argentinean	19	0.01%
Bolivian	21	0.01%
Chilean	73	0.03%
Colombian	486	0.22%
Ecuadorian	168	0.07%
Paraguayan	81	0.04%
Peruvian	178	0.08%
Uruguayan	42	0.02%
Venezuelan	120	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,192	0.53%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,880	0.83%
Vietnamese	1,730	0.77%
Chinese	1,683	0.74%
Cambodian	1,292	0.57%
Filipino	459	0.20%
Hmong	436	0.19%
Korean	377	0.17%
Laotian	377	0.17%
Burmese	234	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	187,275	88.4%
Spanish	6,583	3.1%
Other	4,403	2.1%
Other Asian	3,253	1.5%
Other Indo-European	2,338	1.1%
Arabic	1,971	0.9%
German, other Germanic	1,377	0.7%
Chinese	1,224	0.6%
Vietnamese	1,188	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	76,274	33.8%
Norwegian	33,933	15.0%
Irish	24,512	10.9%
English	15,978	7.1%
Swedish	7,934	3.5%
American	7,474	3.3%
Polish	5,922	2.6%
Dutch	4,445	2.0%
French	4,199	1.9%
European	3,770	1.7%
Italian	3,454	1.5%
Somalian	3,426	1.5%
Scandinavian	3,014	1.3%
Scottish	2,840	1.3%
Czech	2,602	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	216,714	95.9%
Not a citizen	9,197	4.1%

Native	206,133	91.2%
Foreign-born	19,778	8.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,794	2.5%	4,392	2.9%	35,332	23.0%	46,154	30.0%	37,483	24.4%	26,592	17.3%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,794	2.5%
9-12 Years	4,392	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	35,332	23.0%
Some College	46,154	30.0%
Bach. Degree	37,483	24.4%
Grad Degree	26,592	17.3%
Average years of education: 14.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	181,386	175,330	6,056	3.3%
1991	185,066	178,308	6,758	3.7%
1992	187,112	180,342	6,770	3.6%
1993	190,556	183,338	7,218	3.8%
1994	192,696	185,092	7,604	3.9%
1995	192,516	185,862	6,654	3.5%
1996	194,634	187,740	6,894	3.5%
1997	198,860	193,632	5,228	2.6%
1998	205,758	201,486	4,272	2.1%
1999	211,362	206,698	4,664	2.2%

2000	213,130	207,370	5,760	2.7%
2001	218,452	211,846	6,606	3.0%
2002	223,256	214,630	8,626	3.9%
2003	225,106	215,378	9,728	4.3%
2004	227,430	218,080	9,350	4.1%
2005	226,736	218,380	8,356	3.7%
2006	226,826	218,584	8,242	3.6%
2007	228,102	218,850	9,252	4.1%
2008	227,280	216,552	10,728	4.7%
2009	231,574	216,050	15,524	6.7%

2010	231,890	217,190	14,700	6.3%
2011	231,950	218,990	12,960	5.6%
2012	234,480	223,462	11,018	4.7%
2013	235,500	225,380	10,120	4.3%
2014	234,606	225,798	8,808	3.8%
2015	238,026	230,258	7,768	3.3%
2016	240,422	232,680	7,742	3.2%
2017	243,480	236,440	7,040	2.9%
2018	245,442	239,064	6,378	2.6%
2019	249,498	242,690	6,808	2.7%

2020	254,330	240,674	13,656	5.4%
2021	252,096	244,068	8,028	3.2%
2022	253,124	247,286	5,838	2.3%
2023	255,612	249,678	5,934	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	97,342
Median Value	$267,593

Occupied	91,486	94.0%
Vacant	5,856	6.0%

Owned	67,990	74.3%
Rented	23,496	25.7%
Median Rent	$1,081

Single-Family Units	74,087	76.1%
Detached	68,059	69.9%
Attached	6,028	6.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,752	15.2%
Mobile Homes	3,176	3.3%

Rochester, MN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rochester, MN Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Rochester, MN Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rochester, MN Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rochester, MN Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rochester, MN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Rochester, MN Metro Area