Rochester, New York

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The 2000 Census showed that Rochester had a population of 219,773 people^<1>. This represents 1.16% of the total population of New York, making it the state's 8th 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
5	Oyster Bay	SE	267 mi [429.7 km]	301,474	2.57% increase
6	Buffalo	W	65 mi [104.6 km]	270,919	7.42% decrease
7	North Hempstead	SE	259 mi [416.8 km]	226,457	1.73% increase
-8-	Rochester			206,886	5.86% decrease
9	Babylon	SE	279 mi [449 km]	219,761	3.76% increase
10	Yonkers	SE	245 mi [394.3 km]	201,588	2.81% increase
11	Huntington	SE	268 mi [431.3 km]	201,594	3.23% increase

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]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 [2,367 people/km²], making it the state's 48th most densely populated area.

Monroe County

The city of Rochester is located in Monroe County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 739,014 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 219,773 people, Rochester contained 29.74% of the Monroe County total.

In addition, where the community of Rochester has a population density of 6,132 people per square mile [2,367 people/km²], Monroe County averages 1,120 people per square mile [432.8 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>

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	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brighton	QF-3608246	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	34,403	3.33% decrease
	Irondequoit	QF-3637726	NE	3 mi [4.83 km]	50,007	4.48% decrease
	Gates	QF-3628442	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	28,656	2.11% decrease
	Greece	QF-3630290	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	93,362	0.83% decrease
	Henrietta	QF-3634099	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	45,684	17.05% increase
	Henrietta	QF-3634088	S	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Penfield	QF-3657133	E	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Penfield	QF-3657144	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	35,850	3.48% increase

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

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

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Monroe County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Genesee	QF-36037	SW	57,821	4.16% decrease
	Livingston	QF-36051	S	63,154	1.87% decrease
	Ontario	QF-36069	SE	104,475	4.18% increase
	Orleans	QF-36073	W	42,135	4.56% decrease
	Wayne	QF-36117	E	91,564	2.59% 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 #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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Search for Local Businesses

People are finding 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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