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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rochester is $27,400, which is higher than the state average of $23,741 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Rochester median household income is $30,000, which has shrunk by 4.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 28.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Rochester residents spend 30.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #121

Rochester, KY	27,400 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rochester, KY	27,344 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rochester, KY	40,750 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rochester, KY	21,667 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #361

Rochester, KY	30,000 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rochester, KY	57,760 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #389

Rochester, KY		-4.00%
Kentucky		28.72%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Rochester, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	-1.16%	$0, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	50.00%	$13,191, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-1.16%	$0, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	3.49%	$3,267, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Rochester, KY	56,250 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rochester, KY	90,357 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Rochester, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$29,583, see rank	$44,895	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Rochester, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
25 to 44	$55,417, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$80,000, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$14,583, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Rochester, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	151, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	50, 33.11%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	39, 78.00%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	39, 78.00%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	39, 100.00%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11, 22.00%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	101, 66.89%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	59, 58.42%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	59, 58.42%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	52, 88.14%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 11.86%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	42, 41.58%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Rochester, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	91, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	73, 80.22%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	17, 18.68%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	1, 1.10%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rochester, KY	30.7 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Rochester, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	91	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	39, 42.86%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20, 51.28%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5, 12.82%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9, 23.08%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 12.82%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	52, 57.14%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22, 42.31%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	14, 26.92%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16, 30.77%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Rochester, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	91, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4, 4.40%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	2, 2.20%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	9, 9.89%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7, 7.69%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2, 2.20%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6, 6.59%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	35, 38.46%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6, 6.59%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	20, 21.98%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Rochester, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16	8.21%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.