| People QuickFacts | Rochester | Minnesota |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 107,890 | 5,344,861 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 106,769 | 5,303,925 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.0% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 106,769 | 5,303,925 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.9% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.8% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.7% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.6% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 82.0% | 85.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.3% | 5.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.8% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.6% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.2% | 4.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 79.2% | 83.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 85.0% | 85.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.9% | 7.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 15.5% | 10.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 94.1% | 91.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 41.1% | 31.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 15.4 | 22.4 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 45,683 | 2,347,201 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 72.6% | 74.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 26.4% | 21.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $165,700 | $206,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 42,302 | 2,085,917 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.40 | 2.45 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $31,653 | $29,582 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $60,883 | $57,243 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 9.9% | 10.6% |
| Business QuickFacts | Rochester | Minnesota |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 6,845 | 496,657 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.4% | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.6% | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,798,632 | 107,563,060 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 607,662 | 82,878,056 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,932,140 | 71,384,103 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $19,308 | $13,751 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 312,758 | 10,423,660 |