About Rochester

Rochester is a somewhat small town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 9,903 people and just one neighborhood, Rochester is the 82nd largest community in Washington.

Rochester is a blue-collar town, with 35.1% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Rochester is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Rochester who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.67%), sales jobs (11.44%), and food service (6.97%).

Rochester is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Rochester, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.22% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, Rochester does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Rochester Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Rochester rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.62% of adults 25 and older in Rochester have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Rochester in 2000 was $18,064, which is middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,256 for a family of four.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rochester include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Rochester is English. Some people also speak Spanish.