ZIP Code Tabulation Area

55906

Rochester, MN · ACS 2020–2024

Download data

Latest estimates

At a glance

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

Total population
20,437
Median household income
$93,685
People below poverty
8.4%
Median home value
$377,800

Income

The median income of households in 55906 was $93,685. An estimated 3.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 19% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 55906 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than $10,000 3.2
$10,000 to $14,999 2.3
$15,000 to $24,999 5.9
$25,000 to $34,999 4.5
$35,000 to $49,999 7.9
$50,000 to $74,999 14.3
$75,000 to $99,999 14.3
$100,000 to $149,999 16.7
$150,000 to $199,999 11.9
$200,000 or more 19

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 55906 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Dollars
Male 85123
Female 72591

An estimated 78.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,506. 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 55906 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Earnings 78.7
Social Security 30.7
Retirement income 27.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.4
Cash public assistance income 5.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 55906 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
People in poverty 8.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.3

In 2020-2024, 7.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 15.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 48.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 13% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 55906 in 2020-2024, 96.7% had health insurance coverage and 3.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 81.8% and public coverage was 29.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.9%.


In 2020-2024, 55906 had a total population of 20,437 - 10,602 (51.9%) females and 9,835 (48.1%) males. The median age was 42.1 years. An estimated 22.1% of the population was under 18 years, 28.5% was 19 to 44 years, 26.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 55906 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 573 490
5 to 9 439 519
10 to 14 801 501
15 to 19 475 1331
20 to 24 393 352
25 to 29 484 719
30 to 34 607 622
35 to 39 596 607
40 to 44 832 613
45 to 49 737 823
50 to 54 619 488
55 to 59 691 743
60 to 64 778 628
65 to 69 618 557
70 to 74 424 668
75 to 79 369 514
80 to 84 198 200
85 and over 201 227

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.5% were White; 8.8% were Black or African American; 4.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 6.8% were Asian; 7.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5% of the people in 55906 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 73.7% of the people in 55906 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,539 households in 55906. The average household size was 2.37 people.

Married-couple households made up 56.7% of the households in 55906 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.4% of all households, while 15% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.1% of all households.

In 55906, 26.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 55906 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Married-couple households 56.7
Cohabiting Couples 5.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 61.4% of males and 53.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.4 30.1
Now married, except separated 61.4 53.2
Separated 0.7 0.2
Widowed 1.3 5.4
Divorced 7.3 11.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 55906, 82 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 48.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 88.9% of the people living in 55906 were U.S. natives. 54.5% of the 55906 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 11.1% of 55906 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 69.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 72.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 55906 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 55906.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 55906 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Latin America 12.7
Asia 49.5
Europe 3.8
Africa 32.4
Northern America 1.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 55906 in 2020-2024, 15.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.6% of people at least five years old; 4.4% 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 55906 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Spanish 3.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5.2
Other languages 5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 55906 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 55906 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Same house 88.6
Different house, same county 7
Different county, same state 1.2
Different state 3
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 53.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 55906 was 4,807 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 175 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,709. College or graduate school enrollment was 923.

Educational Attainment of People in 55906 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.1
High school diploma or equivalency 14.4
Some college, no degree 14.6
Associate's degree 10.3
Bachelor's degree 29.5
Graduate or professional degree 24.1

Disability

In 55906, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 8.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 55906, 62.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,913 84.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 986 9.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 641 6.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 55906 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 55906 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 5.2
Manufacturing 10.4
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 7.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.9
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 45.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.9
Other Services, except public administration 6.3
Public administration 1.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 55906 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,018 57.1
Service occupations 1,684 16
Sales and office occupations 1,320 12.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 464 4.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,054 10

Commuting to Work

An estimated 63.7% of 55906 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 55906 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 63.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.5
Walked 2
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 21.6

In 2020-2024, 55906 had a total of 9,011 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.5% 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"). 20.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 55906 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Single-family houses 75.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 20.3
Mobile homes 4.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

12.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 55906 was 6.5 rooms, and of these housing units 72.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 55906 had 8,539 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 472 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 75% while renters occupied 25%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.48 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.06.

3.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.4% and another 17.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 55906:

House Heating Fuel Used in 55906 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Gas 86.2
Electricity 10.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 2.4
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 55906 was $377,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.5 % had a mortgage. 44.5% 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 $2,161 and for owners without a mortgage it was $806.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 55906 was $1,196. 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.