Another interesting thing about Rochester, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
Rochester has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Rochester has quite a high level of public transit users. Rochester’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.
The overall education level of Rochester citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.38% of adults in Rochester have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Rochester in 2022 was $28,611, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,444 for a family of four. However, Rochester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rochester is an extremely 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. Rochester also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.70% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rochester include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Rochester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
