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New York·Monroe County
84 tracts·208K people·$140K median·5,828/mi²
White 36 · Black 35 · Hispanic 20 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Living alone 43 · Other 38 · Married couple 19
Health 44 · Professional 20 · Manufacturing 14 · Retail 9 · Public admin 6 · Leisure 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Service 23 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 63 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 12 · Transit 7 · Walk 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 $139,600 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Rochester has 208,772 residents across 83 census tracts and 32 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.7; the population is 36.4% White, 34.6% Black, 19.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Multiracial, 3.2% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 30.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.8% (Census ACS).
GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL (50%), ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (45%) and ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 (44%) lead the elementary schools; ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL (21%), EAST LOWER SCHOOL (15%) and DR. ALICE HOLLOWAY YOUNG SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE (9%) lead the middle schools; VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL (46%), EAST UPPER HIGH SCHOOL (44%) and SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (36%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,081/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Rochester is $47,213 a year, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Rochester, median rent is $1,081/month and the median home value is $139,600 (Census ACS).
Rochester reported 7.3 violent crimes and 50.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 93 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Rochester are cold wave (61), winter weather (53) and earthquake (51), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Rochester, 4.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).