Demographic Statistics for Rochester, New York

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	219,773	100.0

Male	105,083	47.8
Female	114,690	52.2

Under 5 years	17,227	7.8
5 to 9 years	18,733	8.5
10 to 14 years	17,233	7.8
15 to 19 years	15,699	7.1
20 to 24 years	18,432	8.4
25 to 34 years	37,652	17.1
35 to 44 years	33,057	15.0
45 to 54 years	25,014	11.4
55 to 59 years	8,395	3.8
60 to 64 years	6,354	2.9
65 to 74 years	9,992	4.5
75 to 84 years	8,179	3.7
85 years and over	3,806	1.7

Median age (years)	30.8	(X)

18 years and over	158,038	71.9
Male	73,663	33.5
Female	84,375	38.4
21 years and over	147,330	67.0
62 years and over	25,625	11.7
65 years and over	21,977	10.0
Male	8,206	3.7
Female	13,771	6.3

RACE
One race	211,410	96.2
White	106,161	48.3
Black or African American	84,717	38.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,033	0.5
Asian	4,943	2.2
Asian Indian	670	0.3
Chinese	919	0.4
Filipino	195	0.1
Japanese	169	0.1
Korean	399	0.2
Vietnamese	1,248	0.6
Other Asian ¹	1,343	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	104	0.0
Native Hawaiian	20	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	13	0.0
Samoan	35	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	36	0.0
Some other race	14,452	6.6
Two or more races	8,363	3.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	111,891	50.9
Black or African American	89,411	40.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,750	1.3
Asian	5,994	2.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	390	0.2
Some other race	18,375	8.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	219,773	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	28,032	12.8
Mexican	851	0.4
Puerto Rican	21,897	10.0
Cuban	1,177	0.5
Other Hispanic or Latino	4,107	1.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	191,741	87.2
White alone	97,395	44.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	219,773	100.0
In households	210,351	95.7
Householder	88,999	40.5
Spouse	22,298	10.1
Child	66,972	30.5
Own child under 18 years	53,010	24.1
Other relatives	13,902	6.3
Under 18 years	6,810	3.1
Nonrelatives	18,180	8.3
Unmarried partner	7,622	3.5
In group quarters	9,422	4.3
Institutionalized population	3,991	1.8
Noninstitutionalized population	5,431	2.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	88,999	100.0
Family households (families)	47,165	53.0
With own children under 18 years	26,733	30.0
Married-couple family	22,298	25.1
With own children under 18 years	10,042	11.3
Female householder, no husband present	20,713	23.3
With own children under 18 years	14,583	16.4
Nonfamily households	41,834	47.0
Householder living alone	32,994	37.1
Householder 65 years and over	8,159	9.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	30,191	33.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	15,807	17.8

Average household size	2.36	(X)
Average family size	3.19	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	99,789	100.0
Occupied housing units	88,999	89.2
Vacant housing units	10,790	10.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	218	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	88,999	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	35,747	40.2
Renter-occupied housing units	53,252	59.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.54	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.24	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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