About Rochester

Rochester is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,912 people and just one neighborhood, Rochester is the 325th largest community in Illinois.

Rochester is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.84% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rochester is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rochester who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.92%), management occupations (10.99%), and sales jobs (10.73%).

Also of interest is that Rochester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Rochester is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Rochester's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Rochester is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Rochester isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.71% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Rochester Information and Demographics

The population of Rochester is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.54% of adults in Rochester have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rochester in 2000 was $25,688, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,752 for a family of four. However, Rochester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Rochester home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rochester is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rochester include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Rochester is English.