Rochester, Minnesota metropolitan area

Rochester, Minnesota metropolitan area

The Rochester, Minnesota Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in southeast Minnesota, anchored by the city of Rochester. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 163,618 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 181,082). [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-01.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01) | format = CSV | work = 2007 Population Estimates | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-03-29]

Counties

*Dodge
*Olmsted
*Wabasha

Communities

Cities

*Places with more than 80,000 inhabitants: Rochester.
*Places with 2,500 to 10,000 inhabitants: Byron, Kasson, Lake City (partial), Plainview, Stewartville, Wabasha.
*Places with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants: Blooming Prairie (partial), Chatfield (partial), Dodge Center, Eyota, Hayfield, Mantorville, Pine Island (partial).
*Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants: Bellechester (partial), Claremont, Dover, Elgin, Hammond, Kellogg, Mazeppa, Millville, Minneiska (partial), Oronoco, West Concord, Zumbro Falls.
*Unincorporated places: South Troy.

Townships

*Townships with more than 2,500 inhabitants: Cascade, Marion, Plainview, Rochester.
*Townships with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants: Greenfield, Haverhill, High Forest, Kalmar, Mantorville, New Haven, Oronoco, Salem.
*Townships with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants: Canisteo, Concord, Elgin, Farmington, Gillford, Mazeppa, Milton, Orion, Pleasant Grove, Rock Dell, Vernon, Viola, Wasioja, Zumbro.
*Townships with less than 500 inhabitants: Ashland, Chester, Claremont, Dover, Ellington, Elmira, Eyota, Glasgow, Hayfield, Highland, Hyde Park, Lake, Minneiska, Mount Pleasant, Oakwood, Pepin, Quincy, Ripley, Watopa, West Albany, Westfield.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 163,618 people, 62,504 households, and 43,046 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 92.01% White, 2.09% African American, 0.25% Native American, 3.34% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.99% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $46,957, and the median income for a family was $55,450. Males had a median income of $35,815 versus $26,738 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $21,287.

ee also

*Minnesota census statistical areas

References


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