Social Statistics for Rochester, New York
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 67,342 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 4,012 | 6.0 |
| Kindergarten | 3,452 | 5.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 30,982 | 46.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 12,182 | 18.1 |
| College or graduate school | 16,714 | 24.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 132,707 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 10,048 | 7.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 25,748 | 19.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 38,008 | 28.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 21,946 | 16.5 |
| Associate degree | 10,234 | 7.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 16,104 | 12.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 10,619 | 8.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 73.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 20.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 166,218 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 72,619 | 43.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 54,129 | 32.6 |
| Separated | 9,252 | 5.6 |
| Widowed | 11,708 | 7.0 |
Female | 9,446 | 5.7 |
| Divorced | 18,510 | 11.1 |
Female | 10,517 | 6.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,439 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,924 | 53.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 157,962 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 14,352 | 9.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 54,586 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,490 | 11.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 124,732 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 33,735 | 27.0 |
Percent employed | 47.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 90,997 | 73.0 |
Percent employed | 75.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 19,408 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,217 | 47.5 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 202,726 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 92,953 | 45.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 103,479 | 51.0 |
Same county | 80,982 | 39.9 |
Different county | 22,497 | 11.1 |
Same state | 12,610 | 6.2 |
Different state | 9,887 | 4.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 6,294 | 3.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 219,766 | 100.0 |
| Native | 203,689 | 92.7 |
Born in United States | 192,744 | 87.7 |
State of residence | 151,247 | 68.8 |
Different state | 41,497 | 18.9 |
Born outside United States | 10,945 | 5.0 |
| Foreign born | 16,077 | 7.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 7,587 | 3.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 6,822 | 3.1 |
Not a citizen | 9,255 | 4.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 16,077 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 4,596 | 28.6 |
| Asia | 4,652 | 28.9 |
| Africa | 1,163 | 7.2 |
| Oceania | 18 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 4,912 | 30.6 |
| Northern America | 736 | 4.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 202,726 | 100.0 |
| English only | 166,643 | 82.2 |
| Language other than English | 36,083 | 17.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 15,172 | 7.5 |
Spanish | 22,336 | 11.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 8,969 | 4.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,761 | 3.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,035 | 1.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 4,289 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,420 | 1.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 219,766 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 227,835 | 103.7 |
| Arab | 921 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 330 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 323 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 3,627 | 1.7 |
| English | 12,677 | 5.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 4,572 | 2.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,578 | 0.7 |
| German | 23,892 | 10.9 |
| Greek | 547 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 442 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 21,091 | 9.6 |
| Italian | 22,077 | 10.0 |
| Lithuanian | 456 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 435 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 5,985 | 2.7 |
| Portuguese | 267 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 1,569 | 0.7 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,296 | 0.6 |
| Scottish | 2,654 | 1.2 |
| Slovak | 114 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 4,202 | 1.9 |
| Swedish | 944 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 347 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 2,179 | 1.0 |
| United States or American | 4,837 | 2.2 |
| Welsh | 979 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 3,755 | 1.7 |
| Other ancestries | 105,739 | 48.1 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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