2024 population: 1,081,605 ( 8,516 from 2020)
Land area: 3266.0 square miles
Population density: 331.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	805,182	74.44%	2.5%
Black:	118,801	10.98%	0.2%
Indian:	2,522	0.23%	0.6%
Asian:	34,363	3.18%	9.6%
2+ races:	24,857	2.30%	9.0%
Hispanic:	95,880	8.86%	8.1%

Total non-White:	276,423	25.56%	4.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	44,883	10.3
Deaths:	47,493	10.9
Net Migration:	-17,341	-4.0
Net Immigration:	11,264	2.6

Change in White population:	-20,503	-1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,987	1.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,090,121
825,685	75.74%
119,088	10.92%
2,507	0.23%
31,366	2.88%
22,798	2.09%
88,677	8.13%
264,436	24.26%

2010
1,079,671
848,796	78.62%
116,472	10.79%
2,426	0.22%
26,889	2.49%
18,623	1.72%
65,140	6.03%
230,875	21.38%

2000
1,062,452
869,995	81.89%
108,052	10.17%
2,407	0.23%
19,788	1.86%
14,192	1.34%
46,883	4.41%
192,457	18.11%

1990
1,025,220
887,817	86.60%
91,506	8.93%
2,620	0.26%
13,747	1.34%
n/a
29,530	2.88%
137,403	13.40%

1980
992,689
887,186	89.37%
76,592	7.72%
2,519	0.25%
6,554	0.66%
n/a
19,349	1.95%
105,503	10.63%

1970
981,347
910,649	92.80%
58,698	5.98%
1,618	0.16%
1,575	0.16%
n/a
7,170	0.73%
70,698	7.20%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
105,986	9.8
89,916	8.3
-46,848	-4.3
20,870	1.9

-23,111	-2.1
33,561	3.1

Number	Rate
2000's
115,162	10.8
84,179	7.9
-40,753	-3.8
13,439	1.3

-21,199	-2.0
38,418	3.6

Number	Rate
1990's
147,087	14.3
88,914	8.7
-53,644	-5.2
15,486	1.5

-17,822	-1.7
55,054	5.4

Number	Rate
1980's
153,232	15.4
84,795	8.5
-30,515	-3.1
n/a

631	0.1
31,900	3.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-59,468	-6.1
n/a

-23,463	-2.4
34,805	3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Rochester, NY Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.5
220,336	20.4%
861,269	79.6%
201,475	18.6%

448,717
2.33

271,218	60.4%
196,704	72.5%
31,378	11.6%
177,499	39.6%

2010
Number	Percent
39.4
244,270	22.6%
835,401	77.4%
152,948	14.2%

430,071
2.42

271,155	63.0%
196,197	72.4%
33,950	12.5%
158,916	37.0%

2000
Number	Percent
36.4
272,172	25.6%
790,280	74.4%
136,954	12.9%

406,737
2.51

270,122	66.4%
205,021	75.9%
31,731	11.7%
136,615	33.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
256,757	25.0%
768,463	75.0%
127,154	12.4%

383,300
2.58

266,170	69.4%
211,579	79.5%
26,051	9.8%
117,130	30.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
277,460	28.0%
715,229	72.0%
110,086	11.1%

350,714
2.74

253,594	72.3%
210,292	82.9%
21,906	8.6%
97,120	27.7%

2022 Housing Data for Rochester, NY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	22,153	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	17,276	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	16,835	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	17,029	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	18,299	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	16,829	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	16,721	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	16,597	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	16,497	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	31,795	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	44,473	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	59,657	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	47,641	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	31,197	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	38,906	8.7%
$200,000 or more	36,812	8.2%

Median Household Income	71,376
Per Capita Income	40,074

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	101

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	26,275	5.9%
Public Assistance	15,310	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	62,716	14.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	460,728	72.5%
Unemployed	22,221	3.5%
In Armed Forces	339	0.1%

Total Labor Force	483,288	76.1%
Not in Labor Force	152,126	23.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	182,685	146,291	55.5%
Non-Profit	26,472	51,860	33.8%
Self-Employed	27,628	17,095	61.8%

Local Government	19,257	30,144	39.0%
State Government	9,333	11,111	45.7%
Federal Government	3,791	3,365	53.0%

Total Private + Self	210,313	163,386	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	58,853	96,480	37.9%
Total	269,166	259,866	50.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	86,505	16.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	106,912	20.2%
Professional, Technical	150,303	28.4%
Service Occupations	86,947	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,739	0.5%
All others	99,299	18.7%

White Collar		64.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	89,331	16.9%
Educational services	73,632	13.9%
Manufacturing	60,531	11.4%
Retail trade	58,065	11.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	42,490	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	31,196	5.9%
Construction	27,910	5.3%
Other services	22,380	4.2%
Finance and insurance	19,686	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19,473	3.7%
Public administration	18,959	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	17,402	3.3%
Wholesale trade	10,666	2.0%
Information	10,191	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9,527	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7,820	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6,537	1.2%
Utilities	3,142	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	538	0.1%
Management	490	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,974	0.73%
Puerto Rican	55,608	5.12%
Cuban	4,016	0.37%
Dominican	5,667	0.52%

Total Central American	3,612	0.33%
Costa Rican	150	0.01%
Guatemalan	796	0.07%
Honduran	528	0.05%
Nicaraguan	305	0.03%
Panamanian	708	0.07%
Salvadoran	1,114	0.10%
Other Central American	11	0.00%

Total South American	4,948	0.46%
Argentinean	474	0.04%
Bolivian	324	0.03%
Chilean	996	0.09%
Colombian	1,222	0.11%
Ecuadorian	796	0.07%
Paraguayan	177	0.02%
Peruvian	381	0.04%
Uruguayan	20	0.00%
Venezuelan	354	0.03%
Other South American	204	0.02%

Other Hispanic	5,738	0.53%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	7,978	0.73%
Indian	6,241	0.57%
Korean	2,628	0.24%
Vietnamese	2,146	0.20%
Filipino	1,713	0.16%
Burmese	1,085	0.10%
Thai	996	0.09%
Bhutanese	906	0.08%
Laotian	641	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	914,783	88.8%
Spanish	51,475	5.0%
Other Indo-European	17,027	1.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8,815	0.9%
German, other Germanic	8,711	0.8%
Chinese	6,447	0.6%
Other Asian	6,239	0.6%
Other	4,625	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4,253	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	194,157	17.9%
Italian	161,630	14.9%
Irish	156,978	14.4%
English	131,164	12.1%
American	51,648	4.8%
Polish	47,244	4.3%
Dutch	29,982	2.8%
French	25,711	2.4%
Scottish	19,279	1.8%
European	13,745	1.3%
Ukrainian	10,279	0.9%
French Canadian	9,451	0.9%
Russian	8,256	0.8%
Swedish	7,563	0.7%
Welsh	6,491	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,058,443	97.4%
Not a citizen	28,416	2.6%

Native	1,014,232	93.3%
Foreign-born	72,627	6.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
25,516	3.4%	41,293	5.4%	191,740	25.3%	219,798	29.0%	155,132	20.4%	125,372	16.5%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	25,516	3.4%
9-12 Years	41,293	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	191,740	25.3%
Some College	219,798	29.0%
Bach. Degree	155,132	20.4%
Grad Degree	125,372	16.5%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,074,722	1,034,026	40,696	3.8%
1991	1,086,654	1,032,634	54,020	5.0%
1992	1,089,728	1,028,794	60,934	5.6%
1993	1,104,348	1,048,822	55,526	5.0%
1994	1,105,544	1,048,490	57,054	5.2%
1995	1,101,862	1,053,004	48,858	4.4%
1996	1,108,324	1,064,948	43,376	3.9%
1997	1,129,664	1,084,798	44,866	4.0%
1998	1,132,984	1,088,744	44,240	3.9%
1999	1,124,022	1,078,154	45,868	4.1%

2000	1,089,240	1,049,928	39,312	3.6%
2001	1,082,814	1,037,406	45,408	4.2%
2002	1,090,716	1,030,742	59,974	5.5%
2003	1,086,042	1,024,870	61,172	5.6%
2004	1,084,090	1,026,316	57,774	5.3%
2005	1,095,346	1,044,522	50,824	4.6%
2006	1,093,304	1,044,670	48,634	4.4%
2007	1,081,108	1,033,354	47,754	4.4%
2008	1,088,740	1,029,150	59,590	5.5%
2009	1,089,996	1,002,600	87,396	8.0%

2010	1,093,214	1,003,142	90,072	8.2%
2011	1,079,244	995,272	83,972	7.8%
2012	1,082,348	995,214	87,134	8.1%
2013	1,076,910	999,254	77,656	7.2%
2014	1,047,384	985,806	61,578	5.9%
2015	1,049,556	995,546	54,010	5.1%
2016	1,046,094	995,804	50,290	4.8%
2017	1,039,426	988,594	50,832	4.9%
2018	1,040,902	996,990	43,912	4.2%
2019	1,039,940	998,768	41,172	4.0%

2020	1,030,288	945,910	84,378	8.2%
2021	1,043,450	991,734	51,716	5.0%
2022	1,047,642	1,012,366	35,276	3.4%
2023	1,051,096	1,013,364	37,732	3.6%
2024	1,048,146	1,010,052	38,094	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	489,741
Median Value	$176,996

Occupied	448,717	91.6%
Vacant	41,024	8.4%

Owned	302,337	67.4%
Rented	146,380	32.6%
Median Rent	$1,038

Single-Family Units	345,156	70.5%
Detached	318,821	65.1%
Attached	26,335	5.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	71,363	14.6%
Mobile Homes	15,404	3.1%

Rochester, NY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rochester, NY Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Rochester, NY Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rochester, NY Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rochester, NY Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rochester, NY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Rochester, NY Metro Area