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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rochester is $28,556, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Rochester median household income is $59,334, which has grown by 37.70% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Rochester residents spend 29.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.9 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, #215

Rochester, WA	28,556 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rochester, WA	36,618 USD
Washington	33,492 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, WA	36,699 USD
Washington	41,039 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, WA	36,304 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #220

Rochester, WA	59,334 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rochester, WA	74,637 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #157

Rochester, WA	37.70%
Washington	31.72%
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, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.26%	$3,662, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.13%	$18,495, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.13%	$0, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.33%	$29,819, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	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, WA	59,231 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rochester, WA	81,574 USD
Washington	92,527 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, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$58,620, see rank	$61,732	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Rochester, WA	Washington	U.S.
25 to 44	$90,078, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,782, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$29,911, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Rochester, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,541, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	756, 49.06%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	524, 69.31%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	524, 69.31%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	483, 92.18%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	41, 7.82%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	232, 30.69%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	785, 50.94%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	508, 64.71%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	508, 64.71%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	488, 96.06%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 3.94%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	277, 35.29%, see rank	40.93%	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, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	940, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	847, 90.11%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	30, 3.19%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	63, 6.70%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rochester, WA	29.1 minutes
Washington	25.9 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, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	971	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	483, 49.74%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	183, 37.89%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	61, 12.63%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	71, 14.70%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	76, 15.73%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	40, 8.28%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	488, 50.26%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	224, 45.90%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	45, 9.22%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	127, 26.02%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	92, 18.85%, see rank	5.04%	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, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	971, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	104, 10.71%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	24, 2.47%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	21, 2.16%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	143, 14.73%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	58, 5.97%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	36, 3.71%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	57, 5.87%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	49, 5.05%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	193, 19.88%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	154, 15.86%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	132, 13.59%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Rochester, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	192	9.43%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	76	15.38%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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