| | People QuickFacts | Rochester | New Hampshire |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 29,935 | 1,318,194 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 29,752 | 1,316,472 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.6% | 0.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 29,752 | 1,316,470 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.0% | 5.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.0% | 21.8% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.8% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.7% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 95.4% | 93.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 1.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.2% | 2.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.7% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.8% | 2.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 94.3% | 92.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 82.9% | 86.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.0% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 5.6% | 8.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 87.3% | 90.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 18.4% | 32.9% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 25.0 | 25.5 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 70.0% | 72.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 28.1% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $192,900 | $253,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 12,357 | 513,804 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.39 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $26,625 | $31,422 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $52,401 | $63,277 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.0% | 7.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Rochester | New Hampshire |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,325 | 137,815 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.1% | 25.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 280,953 | 18,592,406 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 14,564,458 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 651,628 | 25,353,874 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,273 | $19,246 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 43,082 | 2,630,968 |