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People QuickFacts |
Rochester |
New Hampshire |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
29,654 | 1,287,687 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
4.2% | 4.2% |
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Population, 2000 |
28,461 | 1,235,786 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
6.6% | 11.4% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.8% | 6.1% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
25.3% | 25.0% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
13.5% | 12.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.4% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
97.1% | 96.0% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.9% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 0.6% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.0% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
0.9% | 1.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.6% | 55.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.5% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.9% | 8.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.8% | 87.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
15.2% | 28.7% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.7 | 25.3 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
11,836 | 547,024 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
66.8% | 69.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$99,400 | $133,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
11,434 | 474,606 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.46 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$40,596 | $49,467 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,859 | $23,844 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
8.4% | 6.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Rochester |
New Hampshire |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
88,786 | 11,371,112 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
371,169 | 15,812,027 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$13,336 | $13,477 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
24,569 | 1,544,942 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
2,044 | 115,747 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
F | 2.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
24.7% | 23.6% |
