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Rochester NY - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	219,773	79 (of 25,150) (100%)	3 (of 1050) (100%)
Average Income	$27,123	19,325 (23%)	1,001 (5%)
Median House Value	$61,300	16,363 (35%)	917 (13%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	48.3%	23,144 (of 25,150) (8%)	1,026 (of 1050) (2%)
% Black Population	38.5%	1,494 (94%)	17 (98%)
% Hispanic Population	12.8%	3,022 (88%)	78 (93%)
% Asian Population	2.2%	2,920 (88%)	262 (75%)
% American Indian Population	0.5%	8,870 (65%)	181 (83%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	73.0%	18,017 (of 25,150) (28%)	993 (of 1050) (5%)
% College Graduates	20.1%	6,938 (72%)	606 (42%)
% Never Married	43.7%	660 (97%)	26 (98%)
% Married	32.6%	24,619 (2%)	1,038 (1%)
% Seperated	5.6%	743 (97%)	38 (96%)
% Divorced	11.1%	9,617 (62%)	201 (81%)
% Foreign Born	7.3%	4,371 (83%)	382 (64%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	99,820	68 (of 25,150) (100%)	3 (of 1050) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	55.4%	2,048 (92%)	264 (75%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.4%	15,188 (40%)	974 (7%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	18,149 (28%)	954 (9%)
% Households with No Car	25.3%	579 (98%)	17 (98%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	6.5%	24,041 (4%)	996 (5%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	16,598 (34%)	874 (17%)
Median House Value	$61,300	16,363 (35%)	917 (13%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	4.9%	10,694 (57%)	295 (72%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.5%	4,976 (80%)	427 (59%)
Average Monthly Rent	$553	7,436 (70%)	588 (44%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	62.6%	12,074 (of 25,150) (52%)	606 (of 1050) (42%)
% Drive Alone to Work	69.6%	20,637 (18%)	816 (22%)
% Take Public Transportation	8.1%	982 (96%)	250 (76%)
% Walk to Work	6.5%	4,359 (83%)	217 (79%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	19.3	19,380 (23%)	866 (18%)
% Households making less than $10,000	19.3%	3,676 (85%)	30 (97%)
% Households making over $200,000	0.8%	10,526 (58%)	656 (38%)
Median Household Income	$27,123	19,325 (23%)	1,001 (5%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	13.6%	760 (97%)	3 (100%)
Per Capita Income	$15,588	15,308 (39%)	905 (14%)
Male Worker Income	$30,521	14,322 (43%)	894 (15%)
Female Worker Income	$25,139	8,401 (67%)	690 (34%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	23.4%	2,110 (92%)	11 (99%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	25.9%	2,643 (89%)	22 (98%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Buffalo, New York	66 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.93

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Norfolk, Virginia	0.87
Shreveport, Louisiana	0.87
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	0.86
Mobile, Alabama	0.85
Buffalo, New York	0.85
Augusta, Georgia	0.85
Dayton, Ohio	0.84
Akron, Ohio	0.84
Montgomery, Alabama	0.83
Columbus, Georgia	0.82

Rochester NY Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Puerto Rican Population	21,897	13
2 Unit Housing Units	19,752	15
Ukrainian People	2,179	16
Households with Public Assistance Income	12,127	21
Italian People	22,077	23

Rochester NY Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1050)
Houses Worth Between $50,000 and $99,999	20,200	1
Other Population Asian Population	1,343	2
Samoan Population	35	2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Plus Other Race	390	2
Puerto Rican Population	21,897	2

Rochester NY Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	25.1%	24,975
Percent Spouse in Household Population	10.1%	24,756
Percent Married People	32.6%	24,619
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	40.2%	24,592
Percent Family Households	53.0%	24,196

Rochester NY Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1050)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	25.1%	1,048
Percent Married People	32.6%	1,038
Percent Married Couple Family Households with Children Under 18	11.3%	1,036
Percent Spouse in Household Population	10.1%	1,035
Percent of Households with Two Cars	24.0%	1,031

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Rochester NY	Norfolk, Virginia
Total Population	219,773	234,403
Average Age	30.8	29.6
Average Income	$27,123	$31,815
Median House Value	$61,300	$88,400
% White Population	48.3%	48.4%
% Black Population	38.5%	44.1%
% Asian Population	2.2%	2.8%
% Hispanic Population	12.8%	3.8%

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