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55902

Rochester, MN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
26,464
Median household income
$120,611
People below poverty
5%
Median home value
$454,800

Income

The median income of households in 55902 was $120,611. An estimated 3.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 31.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 55902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.8
$10,000 to $14,999 0.9
$15,000 to $24,999 3
$25,000 to $34,999 4
$35,000 to $49,999 5.5
$50,000 to $74,999 15.7
$75,000 to $99,999 9
$100,000 to $149,999 15.9
$150,000 to $199,999 10.2
$200,000 or more 31.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 55902 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 106667
Female 83880

An estimated 79.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 26.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $31,082. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 55902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.5
Social Security 26.7
Retirement income 26.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3
Cash public assistance income 2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 1.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 55902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 5
Children under 18 years below poverty 1.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.8

In 2020-2024, 3.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 23.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 13.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 55902 in 2020-2024, 96.9% had health insurance coverage and 3.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 88.4% and public coverage was 24.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2%.


In 2020-2024, 55902 had a total population of 26,464 - 13,481 (50.9%) females and 12,983 (49.1%) males. The median age was 41 years. An estimated 22% of the population was under 18 years, 30.9% was 19 to 44 years, 26% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 55902 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 726 728
5 to 9 656 808
10 to 14 1016 934
15 to 19 783 719
20 to 24 728 739
25 to 29 859 794
30 to 34 660 739
35 to 39 872 1093
40 to 44 928 794
45 to 49 437 664
50 to 54 819 789
55 to 59 1287 1046
60 to 64 846 1017
65 to 69 796 705
70 to 74 598 616
75 to 79 469 450
80 to 84 232 365
85 and over 271 481

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.9% were White; 2.2% were Black or African American; 4.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 11.3% were Asian; 0.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.4% of the people in 55902 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 74.6% of the people in 55902 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,338 households in 55902. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Married-couple households made up 55.5% of the households in 55902 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.5% of all households, while 15.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.3% of all households.

In 55902, 24% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 55902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55.5
Cohabiting Couples 4.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 64.5% of males and 57.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.2 25.3
Now married, except separated 64.5 57.7
Separated 0.4 0.5
Widowed 3 7
Divorced 4.9 9.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 55902, 126 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 23.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.2% of the people living in 55902 were U.S. natives. 49.8% of the 55902 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.8% of 55902 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 65.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 70.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 55902 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 55902.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 55902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 14.5
Asia 56.4
Europe 18.5
Africa 5.1
Northern America 4.4
Oceania 1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 55902 in 2020-2024, 15.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.3% of people at least five years old; 3.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 55902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.3
Other Indo-European languages 4.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5.8
Other languages 1.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 55902 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 55902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.2
Different house, same county 7.4
Different county, same state 1.9
Different state 4.7
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 65.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 55902 was 6,465 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 273 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,576. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,616.

Educational Attainment of People in 55902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.1
High school diploma or equivalency 12.1
Some college, no degree 11.7
Associate's degree 8.6
Bachelor's degree 27.1
Graduate or professional degree 38.4

Disability

In 55902, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.4% of people under 18 years old, to 6.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 55902, 65.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 87.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 6.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,248 87.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 886 6.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 829 5.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 55902 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 55902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 2.5
Manufacturing 6.2
Wholesale trade 0.9
Retail trade 7.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.2
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 55.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.4
Other Services, except public administration 2.8
Public administration 1.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 55902 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,858 70.6
Service occupations 1,014 7.3
Sales and office occupations 1,963 14.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 390 2.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 743 5.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64.4% of 55902 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 55902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.8
Walked 10.1
Other means 1
Worked from home 13.6

In 2020-2024, 55902 had a total of 12,197 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 28.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 55902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 28.6
Mobile homes 1.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

20% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 10.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 55902 was 6.5 rooms, and of these housing units 61.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 55902 had 11,338 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 859 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 72.4% while renters occupied 27.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.57 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.59.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.6% and another 16.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 55902:

House Heating Fuel Used in 55902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 78.3
Electricity 18.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 1
No fuel used 1.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 55902 was $454,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.2 % had a mortgage. 42.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,524 and for owners without a mortgage it was $848.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 55902 was $1,703. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.