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Rochester Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 1,037,831
Land Area (2000): 7,592.325 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 5,021.148 square kilometers

Rochester Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	1,081,190	2002	1,108,681	2005	1,042,990
2000	1,123,264	2003	1,044,556	2006	1,041,811
2001	1,100,221	2004	1,043,204	2007	1,032,143

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,631,842	78.39%
Rural, Farm	17,958	0.86%
Rural, Non-farm	431,848	20.75%

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Rochester Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	524,700	505,187	19,513	3.72%	37
1991	532,079	505,290	26,789	5.03%	50
1992	533,235	503,984	29,251	5.49%	55
1993	538,867	512,131	26,735	4.96%	50
1994	540,979	513,080	27,899	5.16%	52
1995	539,764	515,812	23,952	4.44%	44
1996	541,186	519,913	21,274	3.93%	39
1997	548,354	526,542	21,812	3.98%	40
1998	550,929	529,190	21,739	3.95%	39
1999	547,860	525,248	22,612	4.13%	41
2000	534,458	515,129	19,329	3.62%	36
2001	533,559	511,019	22,540	4.22%	42
2002	532,327	503,053	29,274	5.50%	55
2003	530,211	500,367	29,844	5.63%	56
2004	531,027	502,981	28,046	5.28%	53
2005	535,220	510,214	25,006	4.67%	47
2006	533,332	509,254	24,078	4.51%	45
2007	529,625	506,085	23,539	4.44%	44
2008	529,562	500,236	29,326	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	518,140	495,094	23,046	4.45%	44
Feb 1990	520,279	497,181	23,098	4.44%	44
Mar 1990	518,432	497,252	21,180	4.09%	41
Apr 1990	517,658	498,080	19,578	3.78%	38
May 1990	524,976	506,700	18,276	3.48%	35
Jun 1990	533,633	516,342	17,291	3.24%	32
Jul 1990	535,457	516,774	18,683	3.49%	35
Aug 1990	530,283	513,146	17,137	3.23%	32
Sep 1990	524,278	505,752	18,526	3.53%	35
Oct 1990	525,389	508,242	17,147	3.26%	33
Nov 1990	525,062	505,948	19,114	3.64%	36
Dec 1990	522,812	501,729	21,083	4.03%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	527,442	497,246	30,196	5.72%	57
Feb 1991	527,917	497,630	30,287	5.74%	57
Mar 1991	525,346	495,750	29,596	5.63%	56
Apr 1991	528,082	501,121	26,961	5.11%	51
May 1991	530,876	504,406	26,470	4.99%	50
Jun 1991	543,843	517,759	26,084	4.80%	48
Jul 1991	547,187	521,296	25,891	4.73%	47
Aug 1991	539,536	514,934	24,602	4.56%	46
Sep 1991	531,862	506,935	24,927	4.69%	47
Oct 1991	531,844	507,673	24,171	4.54%	45
Nov 1991	529,116	503,753	25,363	4.79%	48
Dec 1991	521,899	494,981	26,918	5.16%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	528,957	496,104	32,853	6.21%	62
Feb 1992	530,640	496,936	33,704	6.35%	64
Mar 1992	528,151	496,655	31,496	5.96%	60
Apr 1992	527,298	498,944	28,354	5.38%	54
May 1992	531,533	502,257	29,276	5.51%	55
Jun 1992	541,861	511,577	30,284	5.59%	56
Jul 1992	541,413	511,290	30,123	5.56%	56
Aug 1992	539,498	510,896	28,602	5.30%	53
Sep 1992	528,011	499,441	28,570	5.41%	54
Oct 1992	531,472	506,488	24,984	4.70%	47
Nov 1992	534,219	508,363	25,856	4.84%	48
Dec 1992	535,767	508,859	26,908	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	534,591	504,399	30,192	5.65%	56
Feb 1993	535,774	505,546	30,228	5.64%	56
Mar 1993	531,892	503,819	28,073	5.28%	53
Apr 1993	532,552	506,499	26,053	4.89%	49
May 1993	538,268	511,935	26,333	4.89%	49
Jun 1993	550,375	523,935	26,440	4.80%	48
Jul 1993	555,492	525,782	29,710	5.35%	53
Aug 1993	549,658	524,561	25,097	4.57%	46
Sep 1993	531,523	506,963	24,560	4.62%	46
Oct 1993	534,931	510,759	24,172	4.52%	45
Nov 1993	535,748	511,254	24,494	4.57%	46
Dec 1993	535,594	510,125	25,469	4.76%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	540,641	508,933	31,708	5.86%	59
Feb 1994	539,613	507,759	31,854	5.90%	59
Mar 1994	535,978	505,109	30,869	5.76%	58
Apr 1994	536,713	507,819	28,894	5.38%	54
May 1994	537,982	510,894	27,088	5.04%	50
Jun 1994	548,984	520,971	28,013	5.10%	51
Jul 1994	552,038	522,696	29,342	5.32%	53
Aug 1994	549,291	521,622	27,669	5.04%	50
Sep 1994	535,928	509,075	26,853	5.01%	50
Oct 1994	539,398	514,286	25,112	4.66%	47
Nov 1994	537,981	514,206	23,775	4.42%	44
Dec 1994	537,199	513,587	23,612	4.40%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	538,001	508,248	29,753	5.53%	55
Feb 1995	539,253	510,989	28,264	5.24%	52
Mar 1995	537,944	511,059	26,885	5.00%	50
Apr 1995	535,486	510,429	25,057	4.68%	47
May 1995	536,110	512,153	23,957	4.47%	45
Jun 1995	546,310	523,299	23,011	4.21%	42
Jul 1995	551,157	527,215	23,942	4.34%	43
Aug 1995	547,277	524,276	23,001	4.20%	42
Sep 1995	536,623	514,418	22,205	4.14%	41
Oct 1995	538,078	518,219	19,859	3.69%	37
Nov 1995	536,208	515,680	20,528	3.83%	38
Dec 1995	534,722	513,763	20,959	3.92%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	537,778	513,015	24,763	4.60%	46
Feb 1996	538,544	513,914	24,630	4.57%	46
Mar 1996	537,670	512,768	24,902	4.63%	46
Apr 1996	535,247	513,382	21,865	4.09%	41
May 1996	540,294	517,904	22,390	4.14%	41
Jun 1996	548,728	528,041	20,687	3.77%	38
Jul 1996	555,020	532,769	22,251	4.01%	40
Aug 1996	548,200	528,960	19,240	3.51%	35
Sep 1996	537,916	518,573	19,343	3.60%	36
Oct 1996	540,638	522,863	17,775	3.29%	33
Nov 1996	539,609	521,182	18,427	3.41%	34
Dec 1996	534,592	515,582	19,010	3.56%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	538,312	513,877	24,435	4.54%	45
Feb 1997	540,862	516,687	24,175	4.47%	45
Mar 1997	541,936	518,467	23,469	4.33%	43
Apr 1997	540,802	520,277	20,525	3.80%	38
May 1997	547,991	527,009	20,982	3.83%	38
Jun 1997	557,726	536,273	21,453	3.85%	38
Jul 1997	563,178	540,319	22,859	4.06%	41
Aug 1997	555,564	534,614	20,950	3.77%	38
Sep 1997	545,542	523,436	22,106	4.05%	41
Oct 1997	549,711	529,888	19,823	3.61%	36
Nov 1997	550,924	531,049	19,875	3.61%	36
Dec 1997	547,705	526,608	21,097	3.85%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	548,057	523,173	24,884	4.54%	45
Feb 1998	548,174	522,986	25,188	4.59%	46
Mar 1998	547,261	523,057	24,204	4.42%	44
Apr 1998	544,006	523,849	20,157	3.71%	37
May 1998	550,796	529,679	21,117	3.83%	38
Jun 1998	558,834	538,195	20,639	3.69%	37
Jul 1998	562,796	538,115	24,681	4.39%	44
Aug 1998	556,107	536,133	19,974	3.59%	36
Sep 1998	549,657	528,394	21,263	3.87%	39
Oct 1998	549,075	530,057	19,018	3.46%	35
Nov 1998	548,562	529,155	19,407	3.54%	35
Dec 1998	547,824	527,491	20,333	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	545,323	520,500	24,823	4.55%	46
Feb 1999	546,734	519,867	26,867	4.91%	49
Mar 1999	544,299	519,560	24,739	4.55%	45
Apr 1999	543,256	521,060	22,196	4.09%	41
May 1999	549,989	528,111	21,878	3.98%	40
Jun 1999	557,462	534,226	23,236	4.17%	42
Jul 1999	559,562	536,926	22,636	4.05%	40
Aug 1999	554,057	533,158	20,899	3.77%	38
Sep 1999	542,393	519,464	22,929	4.23%	42
Oct 1999	543,774	523,674	20,100	3.70%	37
Nov 1999	543,149	522,826	20,323	3.74%	37
Dec 1999	544,324	523,605	20,719	3.81%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	534,802	511,168	23,634	4.42%	44
Feb 2000	535,690	512,243	23,447	4.38%	44
Mar 2000	533,277	511,665	21,612	4.05%	41
Apr 2000	534,449	515,788	18,661	3.49%	35
May 2000	531,740	513,377	18,363	3.45%	35
Jun 2000	543,239	524,421	18,818	3.46%	35
Jul 2000	542,974	523,774	19,200	3.54%	35
Aug 2000	539,928	521,546	18,382	3.40%	34
Sep 2000	530,038	511,878	18,160	3.43%	34
Oct 2000	528,392	511,873	16,519	3.13%	31
Nov 2000	528,581	511,075	17,506	3.31%	33
Dec 2000	530,380	512,739	17,641	3.33%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	531,315	509,084	22,231	4.18%	42
Feb 2001	530,416	508,707	21,709	4.09%	41
Mar 2001	529,035	507,869	21,166	4.00%	40
Apr 2001	528,477	509,504	18,973	3.59%	36
May 2001	529,207	510,204	19,003	3.59%	36
Jun 2001	539,792	518,688	21,104	3.91%	39
Jul 2001	541,366	519,123	22,243	4.11%	41
Aug 2001	536,845	514,448	22,397	4.17%	42
Sep 2001	532,940	509,703	23,237	4.36%	44
Oct 2001	533,976	510,004	23,972	4.49%	45
Nov 2001	534,656	508,410	26,246	4.91%	49
Dec 2001	534,678	506,485	28,193	5.27%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	529,479	496,174	33,305	6.29%	63
Feb 2002	532,238	499,205	33,033	6.21%	62
Mar 2002	529,002	497,073	31,929	6.04%	60
Apr 2002	529,530	499,477	30,053	5.68%	57
May 2002	531,453	502,937	28,516	5.37%	54
Jun 2002	539,119	509,701	29,418	5.46%	55
Jul 2002	540,864	511,269	29,595	5.47%	55
Aug 2002	538,665	511,651	27,014	5.01%	50
Sep 2002	529,174	502,495	26,679	5.04%	50
Oct 2002	529,701	504,185	25,516	4.82%	48
Nov 2002	528,931	501,451	27,480	5.20%	52
Dec 2002	529,768	501,016	28,752	5.43%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	531,488	498,307	33,181	6.24%	62
Feb 2003	530,264	497,877	32,387	6.11%	61
Mar 2003	527,482	496,611	30,871	5.85%	59
Apr 2003	525,752	496,521	29,231	5.56%	56
May 2003	529,329	500,627	28,702	5.42%	54
Jun 2003	538,666	507,502	31,164	5.79%	58
Jul 2003	537,989	507,102	30,887	5.74%	57
Aug 2003	534,498	506,222	28,276	5.29%	53
Sep 2003	525,408	496,719	28,689	5.46%	55
Oct 2003	527,597	499,881	27,716	5.25%	53
Nov 2003	527,245	498,262	28,983	5.50%	55
Dec 2003	526,818	498,777	28,041	5.32%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	530,412	496,359	34,053	6.42%	64
Feb 2004	528,402	496,237	32,165	6.09%	61
Mar 2004	526,934	494,775	32,159	6.10%	61
Apr 2004	525,624	497,367	28,257	5.38%	54
May 2004	528,159	501,547	26,612	5.04%	50
Jun 2004	538,082	509,978	28,104	5.22%	52
Jul 2004	539,961	511,513	28,448	5.27%	53
Aug 2004	535,387	509,887	25,500	4.76%	48
Sep 2004	525,868	500,804	25,064	4.77%	48
Oct 2004	531,427	507,224	24,203	4.55%	46
Nov 2004	531,516	506,054	25,462	4.79%	48
Dec 2004	530,550	504,031	26,519	5.00%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	530,945	501,732	29,213	5.50%	55
Feb 2005	531,521	502,555	28,966	5.45%	54
Mar 2005	529,358	503,524	25,834	4.88%	49
Apr 2005	531,814	507,906	23,908	4.50%	45
May 2005	534,180	510,266	23,914	4.48%	45
Jun 2005	541,599	516,945	24,654	4.55%	46
Jul 2005	543,719	518,078	25,641	4.72%	47
Aug 2005	541,026	518,105	22,921	4.24%	42
Sep 2005	531,551	507,198	24,353	4.58%	46
Oct 2005	535,744	513,515	22,229	4.15%	41
Nov 2005	535,807	511,064	24,743	4.62%	46
Dec 2005	535,373	511,678	23,695	4.43%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	532,959	505,975	26,984	5.06%	51
Feb 2006	533,428	505,274	28,154	5.28%	53
Mar 2006	531,936	505,085	26,851	5.05%	50
Apr 2006	530,517	506,383	24,134	4.55%	45
May 2006	532,166	508,343	23,823	4.48%	45
Jun 2006	540,485	516,140	24,345	4.50%	45
Jul 2006	540,153	514,449	25,704	4.76%	48
Aug 2006	537,117	514,070	23,047	4.29%	43
Sep 2006	528,778	506,151	22,627	4.28%	43
Oct 2006	531,341	511,253	20,088	3.78%	38
Nov 2006	531,027	509,288	21,739	4.09%	41
Dec 2006	530,071	508,632	21,439	4.04%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	530,620	504,125	26,495	4.99%	50
Feb 2007	529,779	503,603	26,176	4.94%	49
Mar 2007	527,117	503,502	23,615	4.48%	45
Apr 2007	524,014	501,750	22,264	4.25%	42
May 2007	527,135	505,377	21,758	4.13%	41
Jun 2007	535,949	512,863	23,086	4.31%	43
Jul 2007	538,561	513,920	24,641	4.58%	46
Aug 2007	533,592	511,514	22,078	4.14%	41
Sep 2007	524,882	502,318	22,564	4.30%	43
Oct 2007	526,257	504,758	21,499	4.09%	41
Nov 2007	528,893	505,970	22,923	4.33%	43
Dec 2007	528,697	503,324	25,373	4.80%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	527,557	498,348	29,209	5.54%	55
Feb 2008	528,155	498,248	29,907	5.66%	57
Mar 2008	527,838	497,712	30,126	5.71%	57
Apr 2008	526,334	500,313	26,021	4.94%	49
May 2008	528,192	500,058	28,134	5.33%	53
Jun 2008	536,610	507,384	29,226	5.45%	54
Jul 2008	535,300	505,353	29,947	5.59%	56
Aug 2008	530,594	500,454	30,140	5.68%	57
Sep 2008	525,478	494,258	31,220	5.94%	59
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Rochester Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Machinery Manufacturing	53,240	10.43%
2.	Construction	39,672	7.77%
3.	Educational Services	37,004	7.25%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	31,872	6.24%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	25,406	4.98%
6.	Health Care	21,834	4.28%
7.	Public Administration	17,160	3.36%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	16,066	3.15%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	15,632	3.06%
10.	Metal Manufactuing	14,296	2.80%
11.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	13,770	2.70%
12.	Chemical Manufacturing	13,000	2.55%
13.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	11,832	2.32%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	11,138	2.18%
15.	Finance and Insurance	11,040	2.16%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	10,156	1.99%
17.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	8,008	1.57%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	7,852	1.54%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	7,374	1.44%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	7,054	1.38%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	83,846	17.32%
2.	Educational Services	79,782	16.48%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	27,932	5.77%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	27,728	5.73%
5.	Machinery Manufacturing	23,090	4.77%
6.	Finance and Insurance	20,976	4.33%
7.	Social Assistance	20,840	4.31%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	17,594	3.64%
9.	Public Administration	13,874	2.87%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	12,782	2.64%
11.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	9,552	1.97%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	9,456	1.95%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	9,420	1.95%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	8,770	1.81%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	6,422	1.33%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	5,802	1.20%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	5,754	1.19%
18.	Construction	5,508	1.14%
19.	Chemical Manufacturing	5,078	1.05%
20.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	4,494	0.93%

Rochester Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	28,294	5.54%
2.	Other Management Occupations	24,980	4.89%
3.	Computer Specialists	21,522	4.22%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	21,382	4.19%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	20,912	4.10%
6.	Engineers	20,612	4.04%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	19,660	3.85%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	17,368	3.40%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	16,266	3.19%
10.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	16,178	3.17%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	15,216	2.98%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	12,362	2.42%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	11,654	2.28%
14.	Top Executives	11,240	2.20%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	10,796	2.11%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	9,640	1.89%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	9,616	1.88%
18.	Operations Managers Non Finance	9,250	1.81%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	9,232	1.81%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	8,274	1.62%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	32,554	6.73%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	26,998	5.58%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	23,134	4.78%
4.	Registered Nurses	17,680	3.65%
5.	Other Management Occupations	17,138	3.54%
6.	Cashiers	16,206	3.35%
7.	Other Production Occupations	15,128	3.13%
8.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	14,802	3.06%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	14,654	3.03%
10.	Health Technologists and Technicians	14,324	2.96%
11.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	13,934	2.88%
12.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	13,744	2.84%
13.	Customer Service Representatives	12,692	2.62%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	12,436	2.57%
15.	Child Care Workers	12,016	2.48%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	11,388	2.35%
17.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	10,780	2.23%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	9,818	2.03%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	9,196	1.90%
20.	Assemblers and Fabricators	9,166	1.89%

Rochester Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	876,402	54.49%
15-35 hours	214,361	13.33%
1-14 hours	58,638	3.65%
No regular hours	459,058	28.54%

Rochester Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	24,900	2.62%
5 AM-5:29 AM	23,326	2.46%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	41,254	4.34%
6 AM-6:29 AM	73,324	7.72%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	105,176	11.08%
7 AM-7:29 AM	145,826	15.36%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	154,980	16.32%
8 AM-8:29 AM	106,181	11.18%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	56,856	5.99%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	50,165	5.28%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	18,633	1.96%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	11,551	1.22%
Noon-3:59 PM	68,099	7.17%
4 PM-11:59 PM	69,345	7.30%

Rochester Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	36,815	3.88%
5-9	115,548	12.17%
10-14	163,137	17.18%
15-19	170,588	17.96%
20-24	173,492	18.27%
25-29	68,820	7.25%
30-34	100,910	10.63%
35-39	22,869	2.41%
40-44	23,361	2.46%
45-59	40,302	4.24%
60-89	21,754	2.29%
At least 90	12,020	1.27%

Rochester Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	7,932	0.84%	720,468	75.87%
30-44	5,830	0.61%	141,310	14.88%
45-59	2,628	0.28%	37,674	3.97%
At least 60	4,103	0.43%	29,671	3.12%

Rochester Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,842	0.19%
Car / truck / van, carpool	88,678	9.06%
Car / truck / van, solo	799,346	81.67%
Motorcycle	482	0.05%
Other	4,267	0.44%
Public transportation	20,493	2.09%
Walked	34,508	3.53%
Worked at home	29,155	2.98%

Rochester Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rochester Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 795,362 (1,992,348 people)
: 527,612 (1,619,836 people)
: 220,676
: 1,141,102
Rochester Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	67,578	8.47%
$10,000-$14,999	46,547	5.84%
$15,000-$19,999	50,112	6.28%
$20,000-$24,999	50,252	6.30%
$25,000-$29,999	48,352	6.06%
$30,000-$34,999	50,177	6.29%
$35,000-$39,999	46,304	5.81%
$40,000-$44,999	45,224	5.67%
$45,000-$49,999	40,504	5.08%
$50,000-$59,999	75,617	9.48%
$60,000-$74,999	90,124	11.30%
$75,000-$99,999	93,239	11.69%
$100,000-$124,999	44,553	5.59%
$125,000-$149,999	19,733	2.47%
$150,000-$199,999	15,274	1.92%
$200,000 or more	13,971	1.75%

Rochester Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	108,083	27.20%
Family, 2 people	108,330	27.27%
Nonfamily, 2 people	21,998	5.54%
Family, 3 people	60,645	15.26%
Nonfamily, 3 people	3,158	0.79%
Family, 4 people	56,654	14.26%
Nonfamily, 4 people	1,448	0.36%
Family, 5 people	24,682	6.21%
Nonfamily, 5 people	347	0.09%
Family, 6 people	7,990	2.01%
Nonfamily, 6 people	90	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	3,783	0.95%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	95	0.02%

Rochester Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	633,484	28.43%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	340,309	15.27%
Public Assistance	36,768	1.65%
Retirement	159,508	7.16%
Self Employment	86,563	3.88%
Social Security	211,375	9.49%
Supplemental Security	34,135	1.53%
Wage / Salary	615,920	27.64%
Other	110,400	4.95%

Rochester Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	217,387	54.14%
With children under 18	184,170	45.86%

Rochester Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	61,796	7.89%
Married	452,264	57.74%
Never Married	247,764	31.63%
Widowed	21,398	2.73%

Rochester Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	84,677	9.90%
Married	452,332	52.91%
Never Married	227,327	26.59%
Widowed	90,574	10.59%

Rochester Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rochester Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Rochester Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	63,738	4.11%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	185,701	11.99%
High school diploma or equivalent	435,638	28.12%
Some college, no degree	322,189	20.80%
Associate degree	147,708	9.54%
Bachelors degree	240,801	15.55%
Graduate or professional degree	153,237	9.89%

Rochester Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	17,158	1.65%	17,532	1.69%	34,690	3.34%
Kindergarten	24,383	2.35%	4,001	0.39%	28,384	2.73%
Grades 1-4	117,360	11.31%	13,796	1.33%	131,156	12.64%
Grades 5-8	118,252	11.39%	11,565	1.11%	129,817	12.51%
Grades 9-12	112,140	10.81%	9,811	0.95%	121,951	11.75%
Undergrad college	72,860	7.02%	47,931	4.62%	120,791	11.64%
Graduate or professional school	8,286	0.80%	18,362	1.77%	26,648	2.57%
Total	470,439	45.33%	122,998	11.85%	593,437	57.18%

Rochester Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rochester Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Rochester Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	2,430	2,390
2002	2,099	1,981
2003	2,016	1,836
2004	1,984	2,004

Rochester Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rochester Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Rochester Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	1,793,936	89.52%
Below Poverty Level	210,028	10.48%

Rochester Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rochester Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 7,577
Rochester Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	0.948	0.168	0.032	0.953	2.101	5.118	22.017	2.688	29.824
2000	0.931	0.177	0.048	1.093	2.250	5.121	25.122	3.036	33.279
2001	1.063	0.166	0.046	1.071	2.346	4.864	24.314	3.111	32.289
2002	1.101	0.208	0.046	1.118	2.474	4.685	23.101	3.462	31.248
2003	1.236	0.201	0.063	1.404	2.905	5.231	23.855	4.453	33.539
2004	1.265	0.227	0.054	1.105	2.651	5.502	23.433	4.110	33.045
2005	1.343	0.221	0.059	1.229	2.852	5.343	21.598	2.930	29.871
2006	1.752	0.227	0.054	1.549	3.582	5.312	21.104	3.113	29.528
2007	1.737	0.235	0.055	1.205	3.233	5.055	19.663	2.200	26.918

Rochester Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	34,517
2000	39,908
2001	38,106
2002	37,387

Rochester Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rochester Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Rochester Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	142,121	13.69%
10-19 Years	155,525	14.99%
20-29 Years	127,127	12.25%
30-39 Years	157,789	15.20%
40-49 Years	162,704	15.68%
50-59 Years	120,637	11.62%
60-69 Years	72,533	6.99%
70-79 Years	60,498	5.83%
80-89 Years	32,463	3.13%
90+ Years	6,434	0.62%

Rochester Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	503,900	48.55%
Female	533,931	51.45%

Rochester Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	846,012	81.52%
African-American	107,922	10.40%
Hispanic/Latino	46,655	4.50%
Asian	19,502	1.88%
Multiracial	14,025	1.35%
Amerindian	2,375	0.23%
Other Race	1,124	0.11%
Pacific Islander	216	0.02%

Rochester Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	455,029	21.34%
2.	Italian	349,407	16.39%
3.	Irish	344,108	16.14%
4.	English	284,801	13.36%
5.	Polish	104,796	4.92%
6.	Dutch	92,072	4.32%
7.	United States Or American	90,669	4.25%
8.	French Non-Basque	73,277	3.44%
9.	Scottish	45,043	2.11%
10.	Ukrainian	26,250	1.23%

Rochester Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,756,909	90.05%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	77,000	3.95%
3.	Italian	22,163	1.14%
4.	German	10,805	0.55%
5.	French	10,285	0.53%
6.	Other Slavic	9,076	0.47%
7.	Chinese	7,972	0.41%
8.	Other Asian	5,248	0.27%
9.	Russian	4,902	0.25%
10.	Polish	4,668	0.24%

Rochester Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	1,958,587	94.09%
Naturalized immigrant	67,976	3.27%
Not a citizen	55,085	2.65%

Rochester Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rochester Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Rochester Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Livingston County	Ontario County	Wayne County
Monroe County	Orleans County

Rochester Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Adams Basin	Holley	Pittsford
Albion	Honeoye	Port Gibson
Alton	Honeoye Falls	Portage
Arcadia	Hopewell	Pultneyville
Avon	Hunt	Red Creek
Barre	Huron	Retsof
Bloomfield	Ionia	Richmond
Brighton	Irondequoit	Ridgeway
Bristol	Kendall	Riga
Brockport	Kent	Rochester
Butler	Knowlesville	Rose
Caledonia	Lakeville	Rush
Canadice	Leicester	Rushville
Canandaigua	Lima	Savannah
Carlton	Livonia	Scottsburg
Chili	Livonia Center	Scottsville
Churchville	Lyndonville	Seneca
Clarendon	Lyons	Seneca Castle
Clarkson	Macedon	Shelby
Clifton Springs	Manchester	Shortsville
Clyde	Marion	Sodus
Conesus	Medina	Sodus Point
Dalton	Mendon	Sonyea
Dansville	Morton	South Bristol
East Bloomfield	Mount Morris	South Butler
East Rochester	Mumford	South Lima
East Williamson	Murray	Sparta
Fairport	Naples	Spencerport
Fancher	Newark	Springwater
Farmington	North Chili	Stanley
Fishers	North Dansville	Sweden
Gaines	North Greece	Union Hill
Galen	North Rose	Victor
Gates	Nunda	Walworth
Gates-North Gates	Oaks Corners	Waterport
Geneseo	Ogden	Webster
Geneva	Ontario	West Bloomfield
Gorham	Ontario Center	West Henrietta
Greece	Ossian	West Sparta
Groveland	Palmyra	Wheatland
Hall	Parma	Williamson
Hamlin	Penfield	Wolcott
Hemlock	Perinton	Yates
Henrietta	Phelps	York
Hilton	Piffard

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