Rochester is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 33,169 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Rochester is the sixth largest community in New Hampshire.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rochester is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rochester is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rochester who work in office and administrative support (11.80%), sales jobs (10.27%), and management occupations (8.26%). Also of interest is that Rochester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Rochester telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.84% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Rochester is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.42% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rochester in 2022 was $39,139, which is lower middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,556 for a family of four. However, Rochester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Rochester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rochester residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rochester include English, Irish, French, French Canadian, and German. The most common language spoken in Rochester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
