Rochester.
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Michigan·Oakland County
4 tracts·13K people·$473K median·3,376/mi²
White 80 · Asian 8 · Multiracial 6 · Black 4 · Hispanic 2 · Other 0
Married couple 47 · Living alone 32 · Other 21
Health 30 · Professional 28 · Leisure 16 · Manufacturing 11 · Retail 7 · Public admin 2 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 63 · Sales · office 18 · Service 9 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 69 · Work from home 26 · Carpool 3 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
The median home value in Rochester is $473,200 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Rochester has 12,934 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.2; the population is 80.3% White, 8.0% Asian, 5.8% Multiracial, 3.9% Black, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 70.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.2% (Census ACS).
Median gross rent is $1,350/month, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Rochester is $111,750 a year, 30% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Rochester, median rent is $1,350/month and the median home value is $473,200 (Census ACS).
Rochester reported 0.2 violent crimes and 4.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Rochester are ice storm (78), tornado (74) and landslide (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Rochester, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).