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Rochester school board OKs contracts

Rochester school board members approved new contracts for two City School District labor unions Thursday night, signing off on pay raises and a provision ......

Rochester-area politicians in rumor mill

Separate reports Monday cast Mayor Robert Duffy and County Executive Maggie Brooks as potential candidates for statewide office. ......

Police Blotter for Rochester (11/03/2009-11/12/2009)

Shooting - 1XX ROYCROFT DRIVE, ROCHESTER, NY - 11/12/2009 11/12/2009 Michael Smith, 19, was shot three times.   Shooting - 4XX NEW YORK STR AND...

Sweet Home defeats Aquinas again

ROCHESTER In a clash that has become a high school football postseason tradition in the Western half of the state, Rochester private ......

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Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
Rochester Museum & Science Center Contact: 2009-11-20 00:00:00 at Rochester Museum And Science Center
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Rochester, NY Demographics

Rochester, New York Population (2007) :206759
Population (2000 census)219773
2006 Data:
Rochester, NY average commute time8.96 minutes
Bicycle commuters0.64%
Walking commuters:5.74%
Residents that work at home:2.15%
Rochester, NY general demographics:
Population (2006 estimate)204963
Male:49.05%
Female:50.95%
White alone48.79%
Black or African American alone40.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.34%
Asian alone2.94%
Some other race alone4.37%
Two or more races:3.08%
Hispanic or Latino13.82%
U.S. citizen, born in the United States87.55%
U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s)0.23%
U.S. citizen by naturalization2.93%
Not a U.S. citizen4.50%
Children under the age of 56.57%
2000 Data:
Median household income in 199927123
Per capita income in 199915588
Median year structure built1939
Median gross rent553
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199931.6
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses62100
Median real estate taxes1918
Racial breakdown
White alone44.09
Black or African American alone36.78
Hispanic or Latino:12.68
Two or more races3.51
Asian alone2.12
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.53
Some other race alone0.22
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.02