Residents born abroad in Rochester, 2026

Here is what the numbers say. The Census puts the residents born outside the U.S. in Rochester at 12.2%.

That is 8% below the Oakland County figure of 13.3%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 10.7%, it is 15% above.

Where Rochester stands

Among 55 communities in Oakland County, Rochester has the 16th highest figure, above 72% of them. The middle figure in that group is 6.7%, so Rochester sits above the typical one.

The range runs from 0.7% in Holly to 30.9% in Troy. The highest figures in the group belong to Troy (30.9%), Novi (29.2%), and Farmington (22.1%).

Across all 198 Metro Detroit communities, Rochester ranks 26th.

Next door

Rochester Hills nearby comes in at 20.2%, 65% higher. Shelby Township nearby comes in at 15.1%, 24% higher.

Oakland Township nearby comes in at 12.4%, about the same. Utica nearby comes in at 9.5%, 23% lower.

Related numbers

For median age, Rochester comes in at 41.2 years. For average household size, Rochester comes in at 2.30 people.

For households with children under 18, Rochester comes in at 27.0%.

What it means for you

So what does that mean for you?

Metro Detroit has always been built by newcomers, and the share born abroad shows where they settle today.

How we read the numbers

The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Rochester with the 55 communities in Oakland County that have the same figure on file, highest first.