Moving to Rochester, Wisconsin
Population: 2,254. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,471 (+9.6% change)
Males: 1,133 (50.3%), Females: 1,121 (49.7%)
Racine County
Zip code: 53167
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $61,111
Median house value: $158,800
Population by Race
Races in Rochester:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (48.9%), Polish (10.7%), English (9.9%), Norwegian (7.9%), Irish (7.3%), United States (6.0%).
Elevation: 777 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Rochester
- High school or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rochester town
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 67.7%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 7.3%
2.4% Foreign born (1.0% Latin America, 0.8% Europe, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +466 (+26.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Rochester:
- LAKEVIEW NEUROREHAB CTR MIDWEST 272 (about 5 miles; WATERFORD, WI)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORP OF BURLINGTON (about 7 miles; BURLINGTON, WI)
- WAUKESHA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 19 miles; WAUKESHA, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rochester:
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 24 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
- GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 28 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MKE)
- ROCK CO (about 57 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rochester:
- FOX RIVER (about 2 miles; ROCHESTER, WI; Abbreviation: 96C)
- BURLINGTON MUNI (about 7 miles; BURLINGTON, WI; Abbreviation: BUU)
- EAST TROY MUNI (about 11 miles; EAST TROY, WI; Abbreviation: 57C)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rochester:
- CARROLL COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
- WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
- GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,575)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 27 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 18,994)
- MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
- MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,048)
- COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 31 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
Libraries
Library in Rochester:
- ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $70,154; Location: 208 W. SPRING ST.; 11,914 books; 265 audio materials; 539 video materials; 50 serial subscriptions)