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Rochester, MN Metro Area


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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:12,9845.69% 87.1%
Indian:6370.28% 65.9%
Asian:11,3734.99% 40.6%
2+ races:4,9592.17% 55.3%
Hispanic:11,3955.00% 46.2%
Total non-White:41,34818.13% 55.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:5,966 13.2
Deaths:4,3359.6
Net Migration: -1,014-2.2
Net Immigration: 9652.1
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
180,21587.11%
6,9383.35%
3840.19%
8,0873.91%
3,1931.54%
7,7953.77%
26,66212.89%

2000
184,740
169,36391.68%
3,4151.85%
3840.21%
5,5062.98%
1,9581.06%
3,9662.15%
15,3778.32%

1990
162,722
157,16296.58%
8100.50%
3110.19%
3,3202.04%
n/a
1,1190.69%
5,5603.42%

1980
148,044
145,37298.20%
4110.28%
2840.19%
1,1630.79%
n/a
7810.53%
2,6721.80%

1970
136,281
134,85798.96%
2420.18%
670.05%
4320.32%
n/a
5880.43%
1,424 1.04%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
27,346 14.8
12,7026.9
2,6601.4
5,6873.1
10,852 5.9
11,285 6.1
1990's
NumberRate
25,092 15.4
12,9678.0
2,6641.6
3,1812.0
12,201 7.5
9,817 6.0
1980's
NumberRate
26,591 18.0
11,827 8.0
177 0.1
n/a
11,790 8.0
2,888 2.0
1970's
NumberRate
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units97,342 
Median Value$267,593 
Occupied91,48694.0%
Vacant5,8566.0%
Owned67,99074.3%
Rented23,49625.7%
Median Rent$1,081 
Single-Family Units74,08776.1%
    Detached68,05969.9%
    Attached6,0286.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units14,75215.2%
Mobile Homes3,1763.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rochester, MN Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,6522.9%
$10,000 to $14,9992,2702.5%
$15,000 to $19,9992,8033.1%
$20,000 to $24,9992,4442.7%
$25,000 to $29,9992,8053.1%
$30,000 to $34,9992,5952.8%
$35,000 to $39,9992,5932.8%
$40,000 to $44,9992,7083.0%
$45,000 to $49,9993,1743.5%
$50,000 to $59,9996,3637.0%
$60,000 to $74,9998,9019.7%
$75,000 to $99,99912,36113.5%
$100,000 to $124,99910,99612.0%
$125,000 to $149,9997,8658.6%
$150,000 to $199,9999,91410.8%
$200,000 or more11,04212.1%
Median Household Income87,492 
Per Capita Income46,953 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.107 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,8983.2%
Public Assistance2,5032.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps6,8437.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed108,11081.6%
Unemployed3,5402.7%
In Armed Forces730.1%
Total Labor Force111,72384.3%
Not in Labor Force20,78915.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 18.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector35,29925,67857.9%
Non-Profit13,33621,87737.9%
Self-Employed6,9533,92863.9%
Local Government3,3835,20639.4%
State Government1,5301,13257.5%
Federal Government1,01764861.1%
Total Private + Self42,25229,60658.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.19,26628,86340.0%
Total61,51858,46951.3%
Pct. Govt.10.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts17,14914.3%
Sales and Office Occupations20,59417.1%
Professional, Technical41,93234.9%
Service Occupations18,13615.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing9940.8%
All others22,46518.7%
White Collar 66.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance42,29335.2%
Retail trade11,0589.2%
Manufacturing10,9669.1%
Educational services8,9557.4%
Construction7,2346.0%
Professional, scientific, technical6,1375.1%
Accommodation and food services6,0445.0%
Other services4,5773.8%
Transportation and warehousing3,7313.1%
Public administration3,6143.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3,0782.6%
Finance and insurance3,0192.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,5652.1%
Wholesale trade1,9451.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,5871.3%
Information1,4791.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,1320.9%
Utilities7310.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction710.1%
Management600.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6,7382.98%
Puerto Rican7300.32%
Cuban2660.12%
Dominican150.01%
Total Central American6650.29%
Costa Rican260.01%
Guatemalan2870.13%
Honduran520.02%
Nicaraguan870.04%
Panamanian320.01%
Salvadoran1810.08%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,1880.53%
Argentinean190.01%
Bolivian210.01%
Chilean730.03%
Colombian4860.22%
Ecuadorian1680.07%
Paraguayan810.04%
Peruvian1780.08%
Uruguayan420.02%
Venezuelan1200.05%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,1920.53%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,8800.83%
Vietnamese1,7300.77%
Chinese1,6830.74%
Cambodian1,2920.57%
Filipino4590.20%
Hmong4360.19%
Korean3770.17%
Laotian3770.17%
Burmese2340.10%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English187,27588.4%
Spanish6,5833.1%
Other4,4032.1%
Other Asian3,2531.5%
Other Indo-European2,3381.1%
Arabic1,9710.9%
German, other Germanic1,3770.7%
Chinese1,2240.6%
Vietnamese1,1880.6%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German76,27433.8%
Norwegian33,93315.0%
Irish24,51210.9%
English15,9787.1%
Swedish7,9343.5%
American7,4743.3%
Polish5,9222.6%
Dutch4,4452.0%
French4,1991.9%
European3,7701.7%
Italian3,4541.5%
Somalian3,4261.5%
Scandinavian3,0141.3%
Scottish2,8401.3%
Czech2,6021.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen216,71495.9%
Not a citizen9,1974.1%
Native206,13391.2%
Foreign-born19,7788.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rochester, MN Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
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

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Rochester, MN Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
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%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com