Moving to Rochester, Michigan
About Rochester, Michigan

Rochester is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census. It is a northern suburb in Metro Detroit located 20 miles north of the city of Detroit.
Rochester was the first European settlement in Oakland County when it was founded in 1818. It became part of the Avon Township in 1835 and incorporated as an autonomous city in 1967. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Rochester Hills and also borders Shelby Township to the east.
Gender
Gender | Rochester | Michigan | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 52.3% | 50.8% | 50.8% |
Male | 47.7% | 49.2% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Rochester | Michigan | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 5.2% | 6.4% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2.2% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 7.4% | 9.2% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 5.2% | 9.6% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 6.8% | 13.3% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 14.8% | 18.2% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 12.2% | 12.9% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 15% | 14.6% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 11.1% | 5.9% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 20.1% | 5.7% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Rochester | Michigan | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 0% | 2% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 1% | 6% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 11% | 29% | 27.0% |
Other College | 14% | 23% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 11% | 10% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 31% | 18% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 24% | 9% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 5% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 3% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
Rochester Michigan Country
Education
Rochester Michigan Country
Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Rochester | Michigan | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 85.3% | 74.5% | 60.1% |
African American | 2.4% | 13.5% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Asian | 6.2% | 3.2% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
Other | 0% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 3.8% | 2.9% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 2.2% | 5.2% | 18.2% |
Race / Ethnicity
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