Rochester Hills Demographic Data

The City of Rochester Hills offers a comfortable lifestyle for everyone. Located in Oakland County, one of the wealthiest counties in America, Rochester Hills features a quality of life and a thriving commerce that few communities its size can match. The city boasts quality housing; two award winning school districts that consistently rank near the top of Michigan's schools in performance; over 950 acres of parkland featuring various active and passive recreational opportunities; several public and private golf courses; over 80 miles of linked pathways and a regional interlinking rails-to-trails system; excellent medical facilities; an abundance of cultural, historical, educational, and entertainment venues; and a shopping district with a main street appeal. Located along M-59 and near I-75, Rochester Hills is situated in Automation Alley, Michigan's premier technology cluster, and one of ten SmartZones ™ in Michigan.

Demographic Data

Population: 69,295
Population Growth 2000 – 2005:  470 (.07%)

Population by age
Under age 5   4,379 (6.3%)
Ages 5-17 12,753 (18.4%)
Ages 18-34 12,599 (18.2%)
Ages 35-64 31,808 (45.9%)
Ages 65+ 7,756 (11.2%)
Median Age: 39.3

Number of Households:        27,389
Owner Occupied Households: 76%
Renter Occupied Households:  20%
Vacant Units:    3%

Median household income (1999 dollars):  $74,912
 Up to $24,999:   12%
 $25,000 - $49,999:   19%
 $50,000 - $99,999:  35%
 $100,000 or more:  34%

Median housing value (2000 dollars): $226,200
Median year housing structure built:  1981

Educational Attainment (% of pop. age 25+)
High School Graduate:  18%
Some College or Associates:  27%
Bachelors and beyond:  47%

Labor Market
Total Employment:                            34,789 (68.1% of working population age 16 +)
Agriculture:                                       311 (1%)
Manufacturing:                                  12,453 (36%)
Trans., Comm. and Utility:                 140 (0%)
Wholesale Trade:                              1094 (3%)
Retail Trade:                                     7031 (20%)
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate:  685 (2%)
Services:                                         12,664 (36%)
Public Admin.:                                 411 (1%)

Total # of businesses and employment by business size

Total # of Establishments:                    1906
# of businesses per capita:                    28
Percent of businesses  w/. 1-9 emp.:     10.6%
Percent of businesses w/. 10-49 emp.:   24.7%
Percent of businesses w/. 50-99 emp.:   3.9%
Percent of businesses w/. 100-499 emp.:2.9%
Percent of businesses w/. 500+ emp.:    0.3%

2007 tax rate:
* Homestead:     
Rochester Community School District:  30.4855 per $1000 TAV
Avondale School District:    34.1593 per $1000 TAV

* Non-Homestead:
Rochester Community School District: 48.4855 per $1000 TAV
Avondale School District:   50.8991 per $1000 TAV

2007 taxable assessed valuation (TAV):
Single-family residential: $2.99 billion
Commercial:    $512 million
Industrial:    $209 million
Total TAV:    $3.71 billion

Building Inventory:
Commercial:    348
High Tech and Industrial: 388
Office:    103   

      
Quality of Life Quick Facts:

• In 2005, Rochester Hills was named one of CNN Money Magazines' best places to live 
• Rochester Hills Median Gross Rent: $827/month 
• State of Michigan Sales tax: 6% 
• State of Michigan Personal Income tax: 3.9% (3rd lowest rate nationally) 
• No city income tax in Rochester Hills 
• Student teacher ratio: 20 - 1 
• Major Hospitals/medical centers near Rochester Hills: 
      o Crittenton Hospital (ROCHESTER  HILLS, MI) 
      o Beaumont Hospital (about 5 miles; TROY, MI) 
      o Providence Hospital (about 7 miles; SOUTHFIELD, MI) 
      o North Oakland Medical Centers (about 10 miles; PONTIAC, MI)

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