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Population (year 2000): 6,414. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,451 (+0.6% change)
Males: 3,042 (47.4%), Females: 3,372 (52.6%)
Fulton County
Zip code:
46975
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $33,424 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,800 (year 2000)
Races in Rochester:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (20.2%), United States
(20.2%), Irish (12.0%), English (8.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%),
Dutch (1.8%).
Elevation: 779 feet
Land area: 4.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rochester
- High school or higher: 76.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rochester city
- Never married: 19.9%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 11.5%
- Divorced: 15.4%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -92 (-1.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Rochester:
- WOODLAWN HOSPITAL (1400 EAST 9TH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Rochester:
- BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE OF NORTHERN IN (about 22
miles; PLYMOUTH, IN)
- SAINT JOSEPH'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22
miles; PLYMOUTH, IN)
- DUKES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; PERU, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rochester:
- GRISSOM ARB (about 30 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
- SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 45 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN;
ID: SBN)
- ELKHART MUNI (about 48 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rochester:
- FULTON COUNTY (about 3 miles; ROCHESTER, IN; ID:
RCR)
- MENTONE (about 13 miles; MENTONE, IN; ID: C92)
- PERU MUNI (about 20 miles; PERU, IN; ID: I76)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rochester:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 38 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,725)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 45 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; MARION,
IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 60
miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
- VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; VALPARAISO,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 66 miles; WEST
LAFAYETTE, IN; FT enrollment: 36,407)
- ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS,
MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
Public high school in Rochester:
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY HIGH SCH (Students: 552;
Location: 1 ZEBRA LN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Rochester:
- NEW LIFE ACADEMY (Students: 63; Location: PO
BOX 204 US 31 BY-PASS/50 N; Grades: KG - 12)
- FULTON CO CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 31;
Location: 2923 COUNTRY CLUB DR; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rochester:
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY MD SCH (Students: 500;
Location: 650 ZEBRA LN; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 482;
Location: 1502 ELM ST; Grades: PK - 02)
- GEORGE M RIDDLE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 479;
Location: 302 CLAY ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
Library in Rochester:
- FULTON COUNTY PL (Operating income: $924,899;
Location: 320 WEST 7TH ST; 116,997 books; 5,527 audio
materials; 10,708 video materials; 273 serial
subscriptions)
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