Rochester, New York demographics

Rochester, NY demographics: median age 33.7; 30.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Rochester city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3663000. The survey estimates a population of 208,772 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Rochester is 33.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.5 years. There are 93,261 households (±1,577). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.7 ±0.5	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 208,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	43,617 ±1,439	20.9% ±0.7 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	65,187 ±1,647	31.2% ±0.8 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	72,575 ±1,870	34.8% ±0.9 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	27,393 ±1,147	13.1% ±0.5 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 208,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	99,411 ±1,050	47.6% ±0.5 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	109,361 ±1,042	52.4% ±0.5 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 208,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	82,949 ±2,057	39.7% ±1.0 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	75,676 ±2,196	36.2% ±1.1 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	659 ±190	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	7,025 ±955	3.4% ±0.5 pp	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	193 ±171 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	18,007 ±1,334	8.6% ±0.6 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	24,263 ±1,636	11.6% ±0.8 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 208,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	167,775 ±1,369	80.4% ±0.7 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	40,997 ±1,372	19.6% ±0.7 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 93,261
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	17,902 ±1,034	19.2% ±1.1 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	4,211 ±587	4.5% ±0.6 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	20,279 ±903	21.7% ±0.9 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	40,107 ±1,849	43.0% ±1.8 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	10,762 ±871	11.5% ±0.9 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 93,261
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	22,557 ±892	24.2% ±0.9 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	70,704 ±1,943	75.8% ±1.6 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 93,261
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	40,107 ±1,849	43.0% ±1.8 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	27,497 ±1,335	29.5% ±1.3 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	12,037 ±865	12.9% ±0.9 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	8,117 ±652	8.7% ±0.7 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,351 ±441	3.6% ±0.5 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,490 ±283	1.6% ±0.3 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	662 ±187	0.7% ±0.2 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 208,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	191,715 ±1,438	91.8% ±0.7 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	17,057 ±1,436	8.2% ±0.7 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 196,452
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	158,843 ±1,830	80.9% ±0.9 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	26,054 ±1,194	13.3% ±0.6 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,199 ±285	0.6% ±0.1 pp	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	646 ±319	0.3% ±0.2 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,115 ±280	0.6% ±0.1 pp	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,372 ±536	1.2% ±0.3 pp	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	214 ±114 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,279 ±363	0.7% ±0.2 pp	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	395 ±188	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	103 ±60 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,634 ±694	0.8% ±0.4 pp	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	538 ±209	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	2,060 ±490	1.0% ±0.2 pp	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 140,328
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	21,489 ±1,275	15.3% ±0.9 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	39,854 ±1,495	28.4% ±1.0 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	22,696 ±1,251	16.2% ±0.9 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	14,150 ±1,028	10.1% ±0.7 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	24,354 ±1,233	17.4% ±0.9 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17,785 ±1,150	12.7% ±0.8 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 206,458
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	169,815 ±1,666	82.3% ±0.8 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	23,261 ±1,459	11.3% ±0.7 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	5,954 ±626	2.9% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	5,618 ±710	2.7% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,810 ±440	0.9% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.9% of Rochester residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 86.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rochester	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.9% ±0.5 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.4% ±0.8 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.7% ±0.4 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Rochester . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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