Rochester, NY

1950‑1959:		Rochester, NY SMA
1959‑1983:		Rochester, NY SMSA
1983‑2003:		Rochester, NY MSA
2003‑2006:		Rochester, NY Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Genesee County, NY	47,584	53,994	58,722	59,400	60,060	60,370	59,173

Livingston County, NY	40,257	44,053	54,041	57,006	62,372	64,328	64,192

Monroe County, NY	487,632	586,387	711,917	702,238	713,968	735,343	732,057

Ontario County, NY	60,172	68,070	78,849	88,909	95,101	100,224	104,218

Orleans County, NY	29,832	34,159	37,305	38,496	41,846	44,171	43,265

Wayne County, NY	57,323	67,989	79,404	84,581	89,123	93,765	93,158



Total	487,632	586,387	882,667	971,230	1,002,410	1,098,201	1,036,890
Percent Change	-	20.3%	50.5%	10.0%	3.2%	9.6%	-5.6%



Total (as currently defined)	675,216	800,658	961,516	971,230	1,002,410	1,037,831	1,036,890
Percent Change	-	18.6%	20.1%	1.0%	3.2%	3.5%	-0.1%

Timeline

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Genesee County, NY

Livingston County, NY

Monroe County, NY

Ontario County, NY

Orleans County, NY

Wayne County, NY

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Rochester, NY	332,488	*	318,611	*	296,233	*	241,741	*	231,636	*	219,773	*	211,091	*



Total	332,488		318,611		296,233		241,741		231,636		219,773		211,091
Metro	487,632		586,387		882,667		971,230		1,002,410		1,098,201		1,036,890
Percent	68.2%		54.3%		33.6%		24.9%		23.1%		20.0%		20.4%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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Rochester, NY

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			419,164	86.0%
		UA Population		409,149	83.9%
	Rural Population			68,468	14.0%

	Inside Central Cities			332,488	68.2%
	Outside Central Cities			155,144	31.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			487,632	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Rochester, NY		409,149	409,149	100.0%

	Total			409,149


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			558,460	76.2%
		UA Population		493,402	67.4%
	Rural Population			174,128	23.8%

	Inside Central Cities			318,611	43.5%
	Outside Central Cities			413,977	56.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			732,588	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Rochester, NY		493,402	493,402	100.0%

	Total			493,402


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			699,757	72.8%
		UA Population		601,361	62.5%
	Rural Population			261,759	27.2%

	Inside Central Cities			296,233	30.8%
	Outside Central Cities			665,283	69.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			961,516	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Rochester, NY		601,361	601,361	100.0%

	Total			601,361


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			692,514	71.3%
		UA Population		606,070	62.4%
	Rural Population			278,716	28.7%

	Inside Central Cities			241,741	24.9%
	Outside Central Cities			729,489	75.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			971,230	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Rochester, NY		606,070	606,070	100.0%

	Total			606,070


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			728,308	68.5%
		UA Population		619,653	58.3%
	Rural Population			334,162	31.5%

	Inside Central Cities			231,636	21.8%
	Outside Central Cities			830,834	78.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,062,470	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Rochester, NY		619,653	619,653	100.0%

	Total			619,653


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			817,179	78.7%
		UA Population		694,396	66.9%
	Rural Population			220,652	21.3%

	Inside Principal Cities			219,773	21.2%
	Outside Principal Cities			818,058	78.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,037,831	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Rochester, NY		694,396	694,396	100.0%

	Total			694,396


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Rochester, NY SMA
-		Monroe County, NY included as original SMA component
-		Rochester, NY designated as original central city of new SMA


Oct 1963



-		Livingston County, NY added
-		Orleans County, NY added
-		Wayne County, NY added


Apr 1973



-		Ontario County, NY added


Dec 1992



-		Genesee County, NY added


Jun 2003



-		Genesee County, NY included as original component of Batavia, NY Micro Area

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