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Rochester, New York

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The last Census shows that Rochester had a population^<1> of 219,773 people in 2000. This represents 1.16% of the total population of New York, making it the state's 8th most populous community.

The following is a list of similarily sized communities (based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Population	Direction	Distance^<2>
6	Buffalo	292,648	W	66 mi [106.2 km]
7	North Hempstead	222,611	SE	259 mi [416.8 km]
8	Rochester	219,773
9	Babylon	211,792	SE	279 mi [449 km]
10	Yonkers	196,086	SE	244 mi [392.7 km]

Every year, the US Census produces an estimate for the number of people living in Rochester. The most recent estimate is for the year 2007 and at that time, Rochester had a population of 206,759 people. This is a decrease of 5.92% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the yearly population estimates since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010).

Year	Population	Change
2007	206,759	-0.49% since 2006, -5.92% since 2000
2006	207,782	-0.73% since 2005, -5.46% since 2000
2005	209,317	-1.15% since 2004, -4.76% since 2000
2004	211,762	-0.75% since 2003, -3.65% since 2000
2003	213,371	-0.89% since 2002, -2.91% since 2000
2002	215,281	-0.72% since 2001, -2.04% since 2000
2001	216,833	-1.34% since 2000, -1.34% since 2000
2000	219,773	The Last Census

The city of Rochester had 99,789 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Rochester has a total area of 37.1 square miles [96.1 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 35.83 square miles [92.8 km²] of the area is land, with the balance (3.41%) being water (1.27 square miles [3.28 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Rochester had a 2000 population density of 6,132 people per square mile [15,884 people/km²], making it the state's 52nd most densely populated area.

Monroe County

Rochester is located in Monroe County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 735,733 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 219,773 people, Rochester accounted for 29.87% of the Monroe County total.

In addition, where the community of Rochester has a population density of 6,132 people per square mile [15,884 people/km²], Monroe County averages 1,115 people per square mile [2,890 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Monroe 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>

Radius	No of Communities	Est 2007 Population	Census 2000 Population	% Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	4	319,601	336,990	-5.16%
10 mi [16 km]	17	638,396	645,312	-1.07%
15 mi [24 km]	30	758,358	762,061	-0.49%
20 mi [32 km]	50	867,995	871,964	-0.46%
25 mi [40 km]	70	968,902	973,820	-0.51%
30 mi [48 km]	91	1,066,552	1,076,146	-0.89%

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Rochester. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Rochester, it also contains a comparison between Rochester and the state of New York.

Click here for the Rochester QuickFact (QF-3663000).

The following communities are nearby Rochester and also have Census QuickFacts:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Brighton	QF-3608246	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	34,357	35,588	-3.46%
Gates	QF-3628442	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	28,464	29,275	-2.77%
Irondequoit	QF-3637726	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	50,021	52,354	-4.46%
Henrietta	QF-3634088	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	41,612	39,099	6.43%
Greece	QF-3630290	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	93,020	94,141	-1.19%
Henrietta	QF-3634099	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	45,240	39,028	15.92%
Penfield	QF-3657133	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	35,557	34,842	2.05%
Penfield	QF-3657144	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	35,517	34,645	2.52%

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

A Census Quickfact is available for Monroe County (QF-36055).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Monroe County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Genesee	QF-36037	SW	58,122	60,329	-3.66%
Livingston	QF-36051	S	63,196	64,389	-1.85%
Ontario	QF-36069	SE	103,956	100,374	3.57%
Orleans	QF-36073	W	42,371	44,167	-4.07%
Wayne	QF-36117	E	91,291	93,742	-2.61%

Miscellaneous Information

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

	State Code:	36 (New York)
	County Code:	55 (Monroe County)
	Place Code:	63000 (Rochester)

	State & County Code:	3655 (New York/Monroe County)

	State & Place Code:	3663000 (New York/Rochester)

Rochester is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

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

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rochester.
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line distance between Rochester and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Rochester. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people.
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count.

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