Rochester metropolitan area, Minnesota

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

• Dodge
• Fillmore
• Mower
• Olmsted
• Wabasha

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:
  Rochester
  .
• Townships with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants:
  Oronoco, Salem
  .
• Townships with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants:
  Zumbro
  .
• Townships with less than 500 inhabitants:
  Westfield
  .

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

• Minnesota State Highway 16
• Minnesota State Highway 30
• Minnesota State Highway 42
• Minnesota State Highway 43
• Minnesota State Highway 44
• Minnesota State Highway 56
• Minnesota State Highway 57
• Minnesota State Highway 60
• Minnesota State Highway 74
• Minnesota State Highway 80
• Minnesota State Highway 139
• Minnesota State Highway 247
• Minnesota State Highway 250

Public Airports

Commercial

• Rochester International Airport

General Aviation

• Dodge Center Airport
• Fillmore County Airport
• Rushford Municipal Airport

Government and politics

Federal Representation

All of the Rochester metropolitan area falls in

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

See also

• Minnesota census statistical areas

References