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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Rochester NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Irondequoit, Brighton, Barnard / Uptonville, West Brighton, Lincoln Park, Charlotte, Ontario Beach, Mount Read, Rock Beach
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Rochester, NY Brighton, Fairport, Greece, Henrietta, Honeoye Falls, Penfield, Pittsford, Spencerport, Webster, West Henrietta
POPULATION
219,766
| ROCHESTER INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 219,766 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 99,820 |
| ROCHESTER HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 35.84% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 53.32% |
| % VACANT | 10.84% |
| TYPE OF ROCHESTER HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 42.89% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 4.57% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 31.24% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 21.22% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.07% |
| OTHER | 0.01% |
| SIZE OF ROCHESTER HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 5.26% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 21.97% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 26.48% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 32.14% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 11.48% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.67% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 0.88% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 11.49% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 32.22% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 55.41% |
| ROCHESTER REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $95,429 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $632 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$76,000 | 25.15% |
| $76,001-$153,000 | 63.73% |
| $153,001-$307,000 | 9.07% |
| $307,001-$460,000 | 1.34% |
| $460,001-$615,000 | 0.36% |
| $615,001-$768,000 | 0.17% |
| $768,001-$1,151,000 | 0.12% |
| $1,151,001-$1,537,000 | 0.04% |
| > $1,537,000 | 0.02% |
| PEOPLE OF Rochester | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.75% |
| 5 TO 17 | 20.34% |
| 18 TO 24 | 11.52% |
| 25 TO 34 | 16.97% |
| 35 TO 54 | 26.65% |
| 55 TO 64 | 6.86% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 9.91% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 73.03% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 20.14% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $27,123 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $15,588 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 25.90% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (18.22%), Healthcare (17.73%), Retail (10.57%), Education (10.14%), Accomodation (7.09%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (5.35%), Other (4.73%), Administration (3.88%), Construction (3.79%), Information Technology (3.55%), Transportation (3.22%), Public Service (2.77%), Wholesale (2.71%), Finance (2.55%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 7.61% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 47.96% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 37.76% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.58% |
| ASIAN | 2.14% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.04% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 6.67% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 4.86% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 12.68% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (43.14%), Unclassified (15.13%), Italian (8.64%), German (7.15%), Irish (6.07%), English (3.44%), United States or American (2.20%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 7.32% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (75.83%) , Spanish (10.16%) |
Rochester is a relatively large city located in the state of New York. With a population of 219,766 people and 134 constituent neighborhoods, Rochester is the seventh largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Rochester was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Rochester is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Rochester is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rochester who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.47%), sales jobs (9.30%), and food service (6.29%).
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 has quite a few people who use public transportation to get to work each day, primarily riding the bus.
The percentage of people in Rochester who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 20.14% of adults in Rochester have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Rochester in 2000 was $15,588, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,352 for a family of four.
Rochester is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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. Rochester also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.68% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Rochester include Italian, German, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Rochester is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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