Rochester, Michigan

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The 2000 Census showed that Rochester had a population of 10,467 people^<1>. This represents 0.11% of the total population of Michigan, making it the state's 89th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
86	Melvindale	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	9,812	8.6% decrease
87	Fenton	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	11,678	10.36% increase
88	Ionia	W	100 mi [160.9 km]	12,589	19.11% increase
-89-	Rochester			11,002	5.11% increase
90	Beverly Hills	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	9,865	5.48% decrease
91	Farmington	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	9,839	5.6% decrease
92	South Lyon	SW	31 mi [49.89 km]	10,959	9.2% increase

Rochester had 5,056 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Rochester has an area^<4> of 3.86 square miles [10 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Rochester had a 2000 population density of 2,710 people per square mile [1,046 people/km²], making it the state's 83rd most densely populated area.

Oakland County

The city of Rochester is located in Oakland County.

The county had a population of 1,196,488 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 10,467 people, Rochester contained 0.87% of the Oakland County total.

In addition, where the community of Rochester has a population density of 2,710 people per square mile [1,046 people/km²], Oakland County averages 1,371 people per square mile [529 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Oakland County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Rochester and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Rochester. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Rochester, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Rochester Hills	QF-2669035	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	69,014	0.27% increase
	Troy	QF-2680700	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	80,264	0.86% decrease
	Macomb	QF-2650490	E	8 mi [12.87 km]
	Pontiac	QF-2665440	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	66,095	0.36% decrease
	Sterling Heights	QF-2676460	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	127,160	2.16% increase
	Madison Heights	QF-2650560	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	29,531	5.05% decrease
	Royal Oak	QF-2670040	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	57,110	4.91% decrease
	Chesterfield	QF-2615320	E	14 mi [22.53 km]

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Rochester.

A Census Quickfact is available for Oakland County (QF-26125).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Oakland County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Genesee	QF-26049	NW	428,790	1.85% decrease
	Lapeer	QF-26087	N	90,875	2.91% increase
	Livingston	QF-26093	W	182,575	15.24% increase
	Macomb	QF-26099	E	830,663	5.04% increase
	Washtenaw	QF-26161	SW	347,376	7.05% increase
	Wayne	QF-26163	S	1,949,929	5.29% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Rochester:

Rochester is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Rochester.

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Rochester. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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