Rochester, Pennsylvania

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Rochester is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The borough is most famous for being the hometown of singer Christina Aguilera, Olympic silver medalist Lauryn Williams, and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Kris Griffin. It has a population breakdown of 0.22% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.57% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 1,732 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.9% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,970, and the median income for a family was $39,805. Males had a median income of $28,906 versus $21,576 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,359. About 7.2% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

Organizations

BSA Troop 436
BSA Pack 436
Both Units are based out of the Rochester United Methodist Church.
Units are member of Greater Pittsburgh Council, Beaver Valley District of the Boy Scouts of America

See also

• List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

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