Rochester, NH Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	28,461	100.0

Male	13,838	48.6
Female	14,623	51.4

Under 5 years	1,929	6.8
5 to 9 years	2,027	7.1
10 to 14 years	2,033	7.1
15 to 19 years	1,852	6.5
20 to 24 years	1,534	5.4
25 to 34 years	4,033	14.2
35 to 44 years	4,941	17.4
45 to 54 years	3,828	13.4
55 to 59 years	1,358	4.8
60 to 64 years	1,092	3.8
65 to 74 years	2,071	7.3
75 to 84 years	1,342	4.7
85 years and over	421	1.5

Median age (years)	36.7	(X)

18 years and over	21,266	74.7
Male	10,093	35.5
Female	11,173	39.3
21 years and over	20,291	71.3
62 years and over	4,456	15.7
65 years and over	3,834	13.5
Male	1,563	5.5
Female	2,271	8.0

RACE
One race	28,182	99.0
White	27,640	97.1
Black or African American	149	0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	62	0.2
Asian	248	0.9
Asian Indian	35	0.1
Chinese	46	0.2
Filipino	22	0.1
Japanese	11	0.0
Korean	22	0.1
Vietnamese	13	0.0
Other Asian ¹	99	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9	0.0
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	74	0.3
Two or more races	279	1.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	27,899	98.0
Black or African American	215	0.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	171	0.6
Asian	320	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	20	0.1
Some other race	129	0.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	28,461	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	255	0.9
Mexican	73	0.3
Puerto Rican	62	0.2
Cuban	13	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	107	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,206	99.1
White alone	27,501	96.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	28,461	100.0
In households	28,168	99.0
Householder	11,434	40.2
Spouse	5,819	20.4
Child	8,267	29.0
Own child under 18 years	6,687	23.5
Other relatives	850	3.0
Under 18 years	310	1.1
Nonrelatives	1,798	6.3
Unmarried partner	935	3.3
In group quarters	293	1.0
Institutionalized population	221	0.8
Noninstitutionalized population	72	0.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,434	100.0
Family households (families)	7,648	66.9
With own children under 18 years	3,753	32.8
Married-couple family	5,819	50.9
With own children under 18 years	2,521	22.0
Female householder, no husband present	1,302	11.4
With own children under 18 years	893	7.8
Nonfamily households	3,786	33.1
Householder living alone	2,936	25.7
Householder 65 years and over	1,099	9.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,029	35.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,644	23.1

Average household size	2.46	(X)
Average family size	2.95	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,836	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,434	96.6
Vacant housing units	402	3.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	77	0.7

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,434	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,643	66.8
Renter-occupied housing units	3,791	33.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.56	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.26	(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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