Rochester.
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Minnesota·Olmsted County
28 tracts·97K people·$311K median·1,716/mi²
White 71 · Black 10 · Asian 8 · Hispanic 7 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Married couple 46 · Living alone 33 · Other 21
Health 66 · Retail 9 · Professional 8 · Leisure 6 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 57 · Sales · office 16 · Service 14 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 65 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 14 · Walk 6 · Transit 4 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Rochester is $310,500 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Rochester has 122,330 residents across 24 census tracts and 24 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.3; the population is 70.6% White, 9.8% Black, 7.8% Asian, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 50.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.5% (Census ACS).
Washington Elementary School (69%), Folwell Elementary School (68%) and Jefferson Elementary School (68%) lead the elementary schools; Kellogg Middle School (42%), Willow Creek Middle School (39%) and Dakota Middle School (37%) lead the middle schools; Century High School (58%), Mayo High School (51%) and Rochester Math & Science Secondary (48%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,399/month, 11% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Rochester is $89,389 a year, 4% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Rochester, median rent is $1,399/month and the median home value is $310,500 (Census ACS).
Rochester reported 1.6 violent crimes and 15.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 10°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Rochester are inland flooding (99), tornado (93) and hail (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Rochester, 5.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).