Rochester is a relatively large city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 122,413 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Rochester is the third largest community in Minnesota.
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.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.87% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One thing noticeable about Rochester, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Rochester is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Rochester a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Rochester spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.64 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Rochester use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Rochester‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Rochester, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Rochester is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.10% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Rochester in 2022 was $49,727, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $198,908 for a family of four. However, Rochester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rochester is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rochester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rochester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rochester include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Rochester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.