Humidity & wind
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Population
206,108
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$139,600
Owner-occupied units
Rochester, NY
New York · 43.170° N, 77.617° W · 36 sq mi
Rochester is a city in New York, with a population of 206,108 and about 5,763 residents per square mile. The median household earns $47,213 a year, and the median home is worth $139,600.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
36 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
5,763
People per square mile
Rank by population
#123
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#380
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$47,213
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,081
Per month
Homeownership
38.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
19.3 min
One way
People
Median age
33.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
30%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8.2%
Households
93,261
2.14 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 34.4%
Professional & business services 12.7%
Retail trade 10.7%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New York
State bird
Eastern Bluebird
State flower
Rose
State capital
Albany
Nickname
The Empire State
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Cities near Rochester
- Irondequoit, NY4 mi · 50,657
- Cheektowaga, NY60 mi · 76,056
- Tonawanda Town, NY65 mi · 56,806
- Buffalo, NY66 mi · 274,613
- Syracuse, NY75 mi · 144,896
- Utica, NY121 mi · 62,978
- Erie, PA145 mi · 91,838
- Scranton, PA158 mi · 75,514
Cities about the same size
- Little Rock, AR206,427
- Amarillo, TX205,130
- Tallahassee, FL204,902
- Overland Park, KS203,677
- Fayetteville, NC209,120
- Grand Prairie, TX209,434
- Columbus, GA202,171
- Knoxville, TN202,021
More in New York
- New York8,584,629
- Yonkers212,603
- Albany101,698
- New Rochelle85,864
- Mount Vernon72,304
- Schenectady69,471
- White Plains62,871
- Hempstead59,819
Wealthiest person in New York
Name
Michael Bloomberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$105B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
New York
Source of wealth
Bloomberg LP
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New York · private sector
Employer
Northwell Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New York
Company
JPMorgan Chase
Revenue
$278.9B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New York City
Ticker
JPM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.