Rochester, TX Population

Overview

315

Total Population

34.3

Median age

55.24%

Female population %

81:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

67.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

109

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Rochester's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Rochester is 34.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rochester's population under 18 was 21.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rochester's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rochester, 21.27% were under the age of 15, 24.76% aged 15 to 29, 34.92% aged 30 to 64, 19.05% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 33 more females than males in Rochester:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.24% females and 44.76% males in Rochester, TX.
The Rochester, TX gender ratio is 81:100 i.e. 81 men to 100 women (0.810).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 37.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 33.

Rochester's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Rochester population: 62.22% are White, 17.14% are Black or African American, 10.16% are some other race and 10.48% are multiracial.
Rochester's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 109 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 206 (65.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rochester is White with a population of 196 (62.22% of the total population).

Rochester's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 368 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Rochester's population decreased by 46 (12.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rochester's population decreased by 75 (23.29%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Rochester's population was lowest in year 2021 at 245.