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Rochester Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rochester Area is $32,950, which is about the same as the state average of $31,642 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Rochester Area median household income is $64,210. On average Rochester Area residents spend 18.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.8 minutes and is lower 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, #37

Rochester Area	32,950 USD
Minnesota	31,642 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rochester Area	35,584 USD
Minnesota	33,277 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 Area	40,739 USD
Minnesota	39,915 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 Area	31,732 USD
Minnesota	27,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #36

Rochester Area	64,210 USD
Minnesota	60,828 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rochester Area	82,153 USD
Minnesota	79,106 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Rochester Area	2.41%
Minnesota	29.12%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Rochester Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Minnesota and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Area		Minnesota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.13%	$11,844, see rank	24.72%	$14,072	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.48%	$18,394, see rank	27.28%	$18,243	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.49%	$3,691, see rank	3.57%	$3,194	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.88%	$22,629, see rank	15.83%	$22,401	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 Area	80,888 USD
Minnesota	76,190 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rochester Area	98,160 USD
Minnesota	94,560 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 Area	Minnesota	U.S.
White	$65,149, see rank	$63,127	$56,900
Black	$29,672, see rank	$29,873	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,636, see rank	$41,674	$42,396
Asian	$76,838, see rank	$65,575	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$65,417, see rank	$32,161	$37,170
One Race, Other	$51,705, see rank	$39,673	$40,300
Two or More Races	$40,250, see rank	$43,451	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Rochester Area	Minnesota	U.S.
less than 25	$30,279, see rank	$28,656	$25,788
25 to 44	$71,064, see rank	$68,028	$58,398
45 to 64	$80,947, see rank	$74,820	$65,027
65 or over	$40,733, see rank	$38,446	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Rochester Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	163,190, see rank	4,247,699	248,775,628
Male¹	79,434, 48.68%, see rank	49.29%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	59,729, 75.19%, see rank	73.95%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	71, 0.09%, see rank	0.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	59,658, 75.10%, see rank	73.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	56,482, 94.68%, see rank	92.86%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,176, 5.32%, see rank	7.14%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	19,705, 24.81%, see rank	26.05%	30.72%
Female¹	83,756, 51.32%, see rank	50.71%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	57,147, 68.23%, see rank	66.28%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	57,147, 68.23%, see rank	66.27%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	55,116, 96.45%, see rank	94.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,031, 3.55%, see rank	5.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	26,609, 31.77%, see rank	33.72%	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 Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	109,870, 100%	2,733,199	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	83,368, 75.88%, see rank	78.05%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	11,877, 10.81%, see rank	8.82%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4,341, 3.95%, see rank	3.48%	5.06%
Walked	3,489, 3.18%, see rank	2.83%	2.78%
Other Means	1,599, 1.46%, see rank	1.64%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,196, 4.73%, see rank	5.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rochester Area	18.8 minutes
Minnesota	22.8 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 Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	111,598	2,781,933	143,435,233
Male¹	56,482, 50.61%, see rank	51.62%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22,406, 39.67%, see rank	35.90%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,394, 13.09%, see rank	12.78%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,155, 14.44%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	905, 1.60%, see rank	1.19%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,749, 8.41%, see rank	7.93%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,902, 17.53%, see rank	19.25%	17.94%
Female¹	55,116, 49.39%, see rank	48.38%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	26,401, 47.90%, see rank	42.66%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	11,230, 20.38%, see rank	20.74%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14,412, 26.15%, see rank	29.78%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	231, 0.42%, see rank	0.28%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	113, 0.21%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,591, 4.70%, see rank	6.04%	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 Area	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	111,598, 100%	2,781,933	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,554, 3.18%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	5,950, 5.33%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	11,820, 10.59%, see rank	13.56%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,051, 1.84%, see rank	2.89%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10,966, 9.83%, see rank	11.38%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,913, 3.51%, see rank	4.55%	4.93%
Information	1,982, 1.78%, see rank	1.88%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,910, 3.50%, see rank	7.14%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7,400, 6.63%, see rank	9.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	44,686, 40.04%, see rank	24.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,558, 6.77%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,130, 2.80%, see rank	3.46%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,678, 4.19%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Rochester Area	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	17,938	8.68%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,874	5.17%, see rank	7.51%	11.47%

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