Rochester metropolitan area, Minnesota

Rochester, Minnesota MSA
Rochester, Minnesota MSA
Metropolitan area
	Rochester, Minnesota skyline
Country	United States
States	Minnesota;
Principal cities	Rochester
Area
• Metro	2,507 sq mi (6,490 km2)
Population (2021)
• MSA	227,151
• CSA	267,309
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

The United States Census Bureau defines the Rochester, Minnesota Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as an area consisting of five counties in southeast Minnesota, anchored by the city of Rochester. As of 2018, the US Census Bureau estimates that the Rochester metropolitan statistical area has a population of 221,587. The Rochester–Austin combined statistical area has a population of 259,813 as of 2018.

Counties

Communities

Cities

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants: Rochester.
Places with 2,500 to 10,000 inhabitants: Byron, Chatfield, Dodge Center, Kasson, Lake City (partial), Pine Island (partial), Plainview, Stewartville, Wabasha.
Places with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants: Blooming Prairie (partial), Eyota, Grand Meadow, Harmony, Hayfield, Mantorville, Oronoco, Preston, Rushford, Spring Valley.
Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants: Bellechester (partial), Canton, Claremont, Dover, Elgin, Fountain, Hammond, Kellogg, Lanesboro, Mabel, Mazeppa, Millville, Minneiska (partial) Ostrander, Peterson, Racine, Rushford Village, West Concord, Whalan, Wykoff, Zumbro Falls.
Unincorporated places: Douglas, Simpson, South Troy, Potsdam, Berne, Salem Corners, Chester, Pleasant Grove, Genoa, Post Town, Danesville

Townships

Townships with more than 2,500 inhabitants: Cascade, Marion, Plainview, Rochester.
Townships with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants:Grand Meadow, Greenfield, Haverhill, High Forest, Kalmar, Mantorville, New Haven, Oronoco, Salem.
Townships with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants: Canisteo, Concord, Elgin, Gillford, Mazeppa, Milton, Orion, Pleasant Grove, Rock Dell, Vernon, Viola, Wasioja, Zumbro.
Townships with less than 500 inhabitants: Ashland, Chester, Claremont, Dover, Ellington, Elmira, Eyota, Glasgow, Hayfield, Highland, Hyde Park, Lake, Minneiska, Mount Pleasant, Oakwood, Pepin, Quincy, Racine, Ripley, Watopa, West Albany, Westfield.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 163,618 people, 62,504 households, and 43,046 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 92.01% White, 2.09% African American, 0.25% Native American, 3.34% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.99% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $46,957, and the median income for a family was $55,450. Males had a median income of $35,815 versus $26,738 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $21,287.

Transportation

Highways

Interstate Highways

Interstate 90

US Highways

U.S. Highway 14
U.S. Highway 52
U.S. Highway 61
U.S. Highway 63
U.S. Highway 218 (briefly runs through Dodge County)

Minnesota State Highways

Public Airports

Commercial

Rochester International Airport

General Aviation

Government and politics

Federal Representation

All of the Rochester metropolitan area falls in Minnesota's 1st Congressional District, represented by Republican Brad Finstad.

State Senate Legislators

The following list shows the Rochester metropolitan area's representation in the Minnesota Senate:

Name	District	First Elected	Party	County Represented within MSA
Steve Drazkowski	District 20	2022	Republican	Goodhue, Wabasha, Olmsted
Gene Dornink	District 23	2020	Republican	Mower
Carla Nelson	District 24	2010	Republican	Dodge, Olmsted
Liz Boldon	District 25	2022	DFL	Olmsted
Jeremy Miller	District 26	2010	Republican	Fillmore, Mower

References

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR2-1] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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