Rochester Metro Area

Rochester Metro Area
With a population of more than one million people, Rochester is the third-largest metropolitan area in New York State. Rochester’s economy was historically centered around large manufacturing companies such as Eastman Kodak, Bausch & Lomb, and Xerox, but the number of manufacturing jobs in the region has shrunk considerably since the 1980s. As a result, the Rochester area has seen little growth in both population and employment in recent decades.
Rochester Metro Area Economic Indicators
Rochester Metro Area
Economic and Demographic Trends
Population 2023Pop growth 2023, 10-year change (%)GDP 2022,
billions
($)
Job growth 2023, 5-year change
(%)
Median household income 2022
($)
Median home price 2022
($)
Pop share age 25+ with BA+ 2022
(%)
Rochester1,054,815-0.873-2.867,110200,00035.6
Buffalo1,155,6041.785-1.965,000219,00035.8
Syracuse652,956-1.049-1.865,000172,00033.2
New York State19,571,216-0.72,0480.376,000400,00040.0
United States334,914,8955.525,7444.871,700321,00035.7
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; IPUMS USA-University of Minnesota; and New York Fed calculations. Data retrieved through data.census.gov, Moody's Economy.com, or directly from source.
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