| Population | 3,499 |
| Nationwide Rank | 5746 |
Rochester, Pennsylvania is the 5,746th largest city in the United States as of 2017.
Rochester, Pennsylvania is a borough.
Rochester, Pennsylvania is currently 16.2% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.
Rochester, Pennsylvania's growth is extremely below average. 88% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5736 | Camden, Tennessee | 3,511 | -7.4% |
| 5737 | Gunnison, Utah | 3,511 | 46.9% |
| 5738 | Yuma, Colorado | 3,511 | 6.9% |
| 5739 | Mount Orab, Ohio | 3,510 | 45.5% |
| 5740 | Hobart, Oklahoma | 3,509 | -12.1% |
| 5741 | St. Johns, Arizona | 3,508 | -1.2% |
| 5742 | Teague, Texas | 3,505 | -25.7% |
| 5743 | Black River Falls, Wisconsin | 3,503 | -3.6% |
| 5744 | Hubbard, Oregon | 3,501 | 40.0% |
| 5745 | Willcox, Arizona | 3,501 | -6.4% |
| 5746 | Rochester, Pennsylvania | 3,499 | -12.5% |
| 5747 | Bloomer, Wisconsin | 3,498 | 2.9% |
| 5748 | Centre, Alabama | 3,498 | 7.9% |
| 5749 | Haworth, New Jersey | 3,497 | 3.1% |
| 5750 | Llano, Texas | 3,497 | 4.6% |
| 5751 | Perry, New York | 3,497 | -11.2% |
| 5752 | Kitty Hawk, North Carolina | 3,496 | 16.6% |
| 5753 | Plymouth, North Carolina | 3,496 | -15.4% |
| 5754 | Camden, Delaware | 3,493 | 66.0% |
| 5755 | Brentwood, Maryland | 3,492 | 22.6% |
| 5756 | Wilkesboro, North Carolina | 3,491 | 9.0% |
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3920 | Huntingdon | 6,964 | 0.6% |
| 3922 | Archbald | 6,954 | 11.8% |
| 3951 | Milton | 6,847 | 3.5% |
| 3988 | Tamaqua | 6,747 | -5.6% |
| 3999 | Ambridge | 6,724 | -13.1% |
| 4009 | Clifton Heights | 6,702 | -1.0% |
| 4037 | Folcroft | 6,614 | -5.1% |
| 4038 | Clairton | 6,611 | -21.6% |
| 4046 | West View | 6,602 | -8.7% |
| 4050 | Catasauqua | 6,596 | 0.1% |
| 4077 | Ambler | 6,521 | 1.4% |
| 4088 | Prospect Park | 6,491 | -1.4% |
| 4107 | Oakmont | 6,445 | -6.5% |
| 4128 | California | 6,364 | 20.8% |
| 4134 | Forest Hills | 6,354 | -10.2% |
| 4140 | Corry | 6,347 | -6.9% |
| 4142 | Red Lion | 6,346 | 3.0% |
| 4156 | Bellefonte | 6,308 | -1.6% |
| 4166 | Swarthmore | 6,257 | 1.4% |
| 4171 | Blakely | 6,245 | -10.9% |
| 4188 | Kennett Square | 6,174 | 16.9% |
| 4199 | South Williamsport | 6,142 | -4.0% |
| 4203 | Franklin | 6,137 | 1294.7% |
| 4271 | Edinboro | 5,965 | -14.0% |
| 4281 | McKees Rocks | 5,950 | -10.5% |
| 4282 | Steelton | 5,949 | 1.7% |
| 4285 | Somerset | 5,945 | -12.0% |
| 4292 | Taylor | 5,934 | -8.0% |
| 4295 | Selinsgrove | 5,922 | 10.2% |
| 4301 | Clearfield | 5,913 | -10.8% |
| 4313 | Norwood | 5,895 | -1.4% |
| 4331 | Hellertown | 5,847 | 4.4% |
| 4345 | Plymouth | 5,809 | -10.4% |
| 4348 | Crafton | 5,803 | -13.1% |
| 4349 | Dickson City | 5,799 | -6.2% |
| 4355 | Punxsutawney | 5,788 | -7.5% |
| 4356 | New Brighton | 5,785 | -12.5% |
| 4363 | Hollidaysburg | 5,767 | 7.4% |
| 4369 | Moosic | 5,742 | 3.0% |
| 4382 | Lewisburg | 5,712 | 1.4% |
| 4383 | Nazareth | 5,711 | -5.0% |
| 4384 | Sharon Hill | 5,704 | 4.4% |
| 4410 | Mount Carmel | 5,650 | -11.3% |
| 4426 | Exeter | 5,589 | -6.1% |
| 4435 | Shippensburg | 5,575 | -0.2% |
| 4436 | Oxford | 5,574 | 28.5% |
| 4445 | Duquesne | 5,547 | -24.2% |
| 4455 | Coraopolis | 5,530 | -9.4% |
| 4457 | Greenville | 5,529 | -12.8% |
| 4460 | Monaca | 5,522 | -11.8% |
| 4465 | Stroudsburg | 5,511 | -4.6% |
| 4472 | New Holland | 5,492 | 7.6% |
| 4498 | Sayre | 5,434 | -6.3% |
| 4531 | Media | 5,362 | -3.0% |
| 4553 | Titusville | 5,323 | -13.3% |
| 4558 | Fox Chapel | 5,309 | -7.0% |
| 4560 | Palmerton | 5,306 | 1.2% |
| 4561 | Clarion | 5,305 | -13.7% |
| 4562 | Lehighton | 5,304 | -4.0% |
| 4570 | Shillington | 5,288 | 4.4% |
| 4593 | Tyrone | 5,242 | -5.0% |
| 4603 | Bangor | 5,227 | -1.7% |
| 4609 | Turtle Creek | 5,211 | -13.4% |
| 4630 | Birdsboro | 5,167 | 1.7% |
| 4633 | Schuylkill Haven | 5,155 | -6.8% |
| 4643 | Collegeville | 5,130 | 2.7% |
| 4694 | Kutztown | 5,059 | 5.6% |
| 4701 | Olyphant | 5,042 | 1.1% |
| 4712 | Bridgeville | 5,023 | -5.8% |
| 4719 | Sugarcreek | 5,009 | -5.8% |
| 4744 | Swoyersville | 4,963 | -3.5% |
| 4750 | Vandergrift | 4,952 | -8.9% |
| 4781 | Arnold | 4,903 | -13.2% |
| 4787 | Green Tree | 4,892 | 1.7% |
| 4791 | Manheim | 4,887 | 2.1% |
| 4809 | Duryea | 4,866 | 5.3% |
| 4813 | Clarks Summit | 4,857 | -5.0% |
| 4818 | Telford | 4,852 | 3.6% |
| 4838 | Shenandoah | 4,814 | -14.1% |
| 4843 | Westmont | 4,798 | -12.8% |
| 4847 | Royersford | 4,776 | 12.4% |
| 4859 | West Pittston | 4,757 | -5.8% |
| 4871 | North Braddock | 4,731 | -24.5% |
| 4888 | Fountain Hill | 4,709 | 2.1% |
| 4896 | Edwardsville | 4,703 | -5.3% |
| 4902 | Farrell | 4,687 | -22.2% |
| 4906 | New Freedom | 4,685 | 32.4% |
| 4924 | Lemoyne | 4,651 | 16.5% |
| 4936 | Hummelstown | 4,634 | 6.3% |
| 4938 | Jim Thorpe | 4,633 | -3.5% |
| 4939 | Danville | 4,631 | -5.4% |
| 4953 | Donora | 4,608 | -18.2% |
| 4958 | Bridgeport | 4,591 | 4.8% |
| 4961 | Avalon | 4,586 | -12.3% |
| 4965 | West York | 4,583 | 6.1% |
| 4998 | East Petersburg | 4,524 | 1.6% |
| 5024 | Littlestown | 4,482 | 13.4% |
| 5025 | West Hazleton | 4,482 | 27.0% |
| 5044 | Montoursville | 4,444 | -6.7% |
| 5047 | Jenkintown | 4,440 | -0.8% |
| 5056 | Jessup | 4,431 | -5.6% |
| 5070 | Tarentum | 4,417 | -10.9% |
| 5076 | Hamburg | 4,410 | 7.3% |
| 5085 | Larksville | 4,401 | -6.0% |
| 5101 | Glassport | 4,367 | -12.0% |
| 5114 | Narberth | 4,353 | 2.8% |
| 5120 | Beaver | 4,346 | -8.6% |
| 5137 | Sellersville | 4,316 | -5.4% |
| 5142 | Slatington | 4,310 | -2.7% |
| 5153 | Cornwall | 4,299 | 23.4% |
| 5158 | Mount Pleasant | 4,295 | -8.9% |
| 5195 | Honesdale | 4,240 | -13.2% |
| 5220 | West Reading | 4,210 | 2.7% |
| 5223 | Chalfont | 4,204 | 7.6% |
| 5228 | Minersville | 4,189 | -7.7% |
| 5232 | Jersey Shore | 4,187 | -6.7% |
| 5237 | Scottdale | 4,179 | -12.2% |
| 5244 | Sharpsville | 4,165 | -7.0% |
| 5251 | Aldan | 4,156 | -3.7% |
| 5263 | Monongahela | 4,146 | -12.6% |
| 5273 | North East | 4,128 | -9.1% |
| 5286 | Sinking Spring | 4,112 | 53.1% |
| 5292 | Forty Fort | 4,107 | -9.9% |
| 5303 | Fleetwood | 4,087 | 1.7% |
| 5324 | Boyertown | 4,059 | 3.0% |
| 5345 | Greencastle | 4,026 | 8.1% |
| 5363 | Akron | 3,999 | -1.2% |
| 5375 | Waynesburg | 3,985 | -4.5% |
| 5380 | Mahanoy City | 3,983 | -14.0% |
| 5404 | Charleroi | 3,955 | -18.6% |
| 5407 | Baden | 3,953 | -9.4% |
| 5422 | Carroll Valley | 3,922 | 18.6% |
| 5426 | Throop | 3,916 | -2.0% |
| 5438 | Windber | 3,902 | -11.5% |
| 5443 | Laureldale | 3,898 | 4.1% |
| 5456 | Denver | 3,879 | 15.5% |
| 5464 | Pennsburg | 3,873 | 38.6% |
| 5482 | Shrewsbury | 3,842 | 13.6% |
| 5485 | Parkesburg | 3,840 | 13.6% |
| 5486 | Sewickley | 3,839 | -1.4% |
| 5500 | Dallastown | 3,823 | -6.4% |
| 5502 | Brookville | 3,822 | -9.4% |
| 5515 | Ridgway | 3,800 | -16.9% |
| 5516 | Lansford | 3,798 | -10.1% |
| 5521 | Kittanning | 3,795 | -20.5% |
| 5530 | Irwin | 3,784 | -13.1% |
| 5587 | Port Vue | 3,700 | -12.5% |
| 5605 | Northumberland | 3,672 | -1.0% |
| 5612 | Zelienople | 3,660 | -11.1% |
| 5624 | Millvale | 3,648 | -9.2% |
| 5627 | Frackville | 3,646 | -16.2% |
| 5662 | Trappe | 3,603 | 11.5% |
| 5679 | Northern Cambria | 3,580 | -14.5% |
| 5702 | Pen Argyl | 3,560 | -1.4% |
| 5706 | Slippery Rock | 3,551 | 15.8% |
| 5731 | Kane | 3,517 | -14.3% |
| 5734 | Mifflinburg | 3,516 | -2.1% |
| 5746 | Rochester | 3,499 | -12.5% |
| 5784 | Freeland | 3,452 | -4.9% |
| 5790 | Malvern | 3,441 | 12.3% |
| 5827 | Ohioville | 3,401 | -9.2% |
| 5861 | Etna | 3,361 | -15.6% |
| 5866 | Sharpsburg | 3,357 | -7.2% |
| 5870 | Manor | 3,353 | 23.4% |
| 5878 | Hatfield | 3,336 | 26.8% |
| 5887 | Spring City | 3,330 | 0.6% |
| 5890 | Springdale | 3,329 | -12.8% |
| 5896 | Masontown | 3,322 | -7.8% |
| 5905 | Mount Oliver | 3,315 | -16.2% |
| 5955 | Blairsville | 3,267 | -9.1% |
| 5960 | North Wales | 3,266 | -2.3% |
| 5963 | Coplay | 3,264 | -3.5% |
| 5977 | Upland | 3,249 | 9.2% |
| 5978 | Ingram | 3,248 | -12.7% |
| 5980 | Nesquehoning | 3,245 | -1.3% |
| 5992 | Wellsboro | 3,233 | -2.6% |
| 6008 | Athens | 3,213 | -5.7% |
| 6012 | Pitcairn | 3,209 | -12.2% |
| 6014 | Myerstown | 3,205 | 1.1% |
| 6028 | Mount Penn | 3,183 | 5.4% |
| 6030 | Union City | 3,181 | -7.9% |
| 6033 | Brackenridge | 3,179 | -10.5% |
| 6036 | Wesleyville | 3,179 | -11.8% |
| 6044 | Centerville | 3,172 | 1179.0% |
| 6051 | Macungie | 3,166 | 3.8% |
| 6057 | Homestead | 3,162 | -14.8% |
| 6100 | Ebensburg | 3,123 | 1.2% |
| 6124 | Mansfield | 3,102 | -9.1% |
| 6144 | Trafford | 3,085 | -4.5% |
| 6148 | Mount Pocono | 3,083 | 11.9% |
| 6153 | Wormleysburg | 3,079 | 18.2% |
| 6162 | McSherrystown | 3,071 | 14.2% |
| 6172 | Mohnton | 3,062 | 2.9% |
| 6187 | New Britain | 3,044 | 29.0% |
| 6198 | Edgewood | 3,034 | -11.3% |
| 6212 | Wyoming | 3,016 | -6.0% |
| 6238 | Penbrook | 2,988 | -1.6% |
| 6241 | East Greenville | 2,986 | -3.8% |
| 6251 | Girard | 2,977 | -5.6% |
| 6254 | Orwigsburg | 2,974 | -4.0% |
| 6261 | Strasburg | 2,966 | 6.0% |
| 6279 | Summit Hill | 2,946 | -0.8% |
| 6284 | Churchill | 2,938 | -16.9% |
| 6302 | Lake City | 2,921 | 3.8% |
| 6328 | Youngwood | 2,897 | -12.1% |
| 6350 | Womelsdorf | 2,876 | 10.6% |
| 6351 | Kenhorst | 2,875 | 6.8% |
| 6360 | Mountville | 2,866 | 16.7% |
| 6367 | St. Clair | 2,856 | -11.9% |
| 6377 | West Grove | 2,843 | 7.1% |
| 6385 | Towanda | 2,839 | -5.9% |
| 6386 | North Catasauqua | 2,838 | 0.9% |
| 6405 | Ford City | 2,812 | -18.5% |
| 6406 | Luzerne | 2,811 | -4.4% |
| 6416 | Kulpmont | 2,803 | -5.9% |
| 6437 | Harveys Lake | 2,783 | -3.4% |
| 6443 | Seven Fields | 2,777 | 37.4% |
| 6467 | Quarryville | 2,764 | 38.1% |
| 6471 | Dallas | 2,760 | 8.3% |
| 6478 | Wernersville | 2,755 | 27.5% |
| 6486 | Manchester | 2,751 | 16.9% |
| 6508 | Wind Gap | 2,735 | -2.6% |
| 6512 | Aspinwall | 2,732 | -7.3% |
| 6513 | Philipsburg | 2,732 | -11.1% |
| 6522 | Bedford | 2,724 | -13.2% |
| 6528 | Ashley | 2,719 | -4.8% |
| 6555 | Ashland | 2,697 | -17.6% |
| 6573 | Morton | 2,684 | -1.0% |
| 6584 | West Wyoming | 2,678 | -5.1% |
| 6590 | Dupont | 2,675 | -1.3% |
| 6594 | Reynoldsville | 2,672 | -1.1% |
| 6597 | East Lansdowne | 2,670 | 3.3% |
| 6598 | Bath | 2,669 | -2.0% |
| 6614 | Hallam | 2,657 | 70.2% |
| 6630 | Cambridge Springs | 2,640 | 11.8% |
| 6636 | Chester Heights | 2,631 | 6.0% |
| 6639 | Avoca | 2,630 | -7.3% |
| 6647 | Alburtis | 2,622 | 23.9% |
| 6649 | Freemansburg | 2,622 | 38.4% |
| 6651 | Marietta | 2,622 | -2.4% |
| 6690 | Delmont | 2,584 | 3.4% |
| 6701 | Dillsburg | 2,573 | 23.8% |
| 6721 | Derry | 2,558 | -14.2% |
| 6733 | Marysville | 2,551 | 10.7% |
| 6735 | Colwyn | 2,550 | 4.0% |
| 6742 | Millersburg | 2,543 | -0.5% |
| 6744 | Rockledge | 2,542 | -1.3% |
| 6749 | Nanty-Glo | 2,538 | -16.6% |
| 6773 | New Hope | 2,517 | 11.4% |
| 6776 | Midland | 2,512 | -19.6% |
| 6786 | Bentleyville | 2,503 | -4.7% |
| 6789 | West Newton | 2,502 | -18.6% |
| 6802 | Coopersburg | 2,493 | -3.3% |
| 6812 | Liberty | 2,486 | 980.8% |
| 6819 | Yardley | 2,482 | -0.7% |
| 6823 | Roaring Spring | 2,481 | 2.6% |
| 6856 | Weatherly | 2,453 | -6.0% |
| 6873 | Portage | 2,445 | -13.5% |
| 6874 | Coudersport | 2,444 | -7.8% |
| 6892 | Muncy | 2,426 | -8.5% |
| 6907 | Curwensville | 2,414 | -8.8% |
| 6910 | Eddystone | 2,412 | -1.1% |
| 6916 | Verona | 2,411 | -16.7% |
| 6928 | Marcus Hook | 2,401 | 3.8% |
| 6943 | Emsworth | 2,388 | -8.4% |
| 6960 | Mount Union | 2,377 | -5.0% |
| 6961 | Red Hill | 2,377 | 7.5% |
| 6965 | Highspire | 2,373 | -12.6% |
| 6987 | Matamoras | 2,359 | 1.7% |
| 7028 | Parkside | 2,331 | 2.9% |
| 7057 | Johnsonburg | 2,313 | -22.7% |
| 7069 | Stewartstown | 2,304 | 29.7% |
| 7073 | Geistown | 2,303 | -9.5% |
| 7088 | Wrightsville | 2,296 | 3.3% |
| 7113 | Watsontown | 2,284 | 1.5% |
| 7162 | Newtown | 2,251 | -2.6% |
| 7166 | Brownsville | 2,249 | -19.6% |
| 7201 | New Wilmington | 2,220 | -9.3% |
| 7228 | Penndel | 2,202 | -9.0% |
| 7256 | Cleona | 2,182 | 1.6% |
| 7257 | McAdoo | 2,182 | -3.7% |
| 7274 | Spring Grove | 2,173 | 5.3% |
| 7281 | Coaldale | 2,166 | 1383.5% |
| 7310 | Dublin | 2,150 | 2.4% |
| 7339 | Wilmerding | 2,130 | -3.5% |
| 7354 | Southmont | 2,123 | -5.8% |
| 7364 | Braddock | 2,116 | -27.0% |
| 7391 | New Eagle | 2,103 | -6.8% |
| 7395 | Conway | 2,101 | -7.9% |
| 7422 | Pine Grove | 2,092 | -2.6% |
| 7433 | New Stanton | 2,086 | 9.3% |
| 7434 | Walnutport | 2,086 | 2.2% |
| 7440 | East McKeesport | 2,081 | -16.8% |
| 7455 | McDonald | 2,076 | -8.7% |
| 7465 | Robesonia | 2,070 | 1.5% |
| 7468 | Topton | 2,069 | 6.2% |
| 7472 | Jermyn | 2,067 | -9.5% |
| 7475 | Rankin | 2,067 | -10.5% |
| 7484 | Hughesville | 2,060 | -6.4% |
| 7488 | Meyersdale | 2,056 | -16.7% |
| 7503 | Glen Rock | 2,050 | 14.9% |
| 7509 | Southwest Greensburg | 2,048 | -14.3% |
| 7512 | Mount Holly Springs | 2,047 | 6.3% |
| 7528 | Port Allegany | 2,037 | -13.2% |
| 7534 | North York | 2,034 | 13.4% |
| 7560 | Leechburg | 2,019 | -15.1% |
| 7565 | South Greensburg | 2,017 | -11.5% |
| 7574 | Brockway | 2,012 | -7.4% |
| 7585 | Burnham | 2,006 | -6.3% |
| 7601 | Jonestown | 1,999 | 94.6% |
| 7617 | Dover | 1,991 | 9.2% |
| 7619 | Berlin | 1,989 | -9.2% |
| 7719 | Moscow | 1,939 | 3.1% |
| 7786 | Fairchance | 1,902 | -12.3% |
| 7797 | West Homestead | 1,896 | -13.2% |
| 7799 | Big Beaver | 1,895 | -13.2% |
| 7804 | South Connellsville | 1,894 | -16.8% |
| 7810 | Canton | 1,892 | 4.9% |
| 7813 | Leesport | 1,891 | 4.5% |
| 7814 | Mercer | 1,891 | -20.6% |
| 7829 | Martinsburg | 1,883 | -15.6% |
| 7835 | Riverside | 1,880 | 1.1% |
| 7842 | Emporium | 1,877 | -25.2% |
| 7849 | North Belle Vernon | 1,874 | -10.8% |
| 7859 | Conyngham | 1,867 | -4.3% |
| 7896 | Adamstown | 1,850 | 53.6% |
| 7907 | Trainer | 1,845 | -2.8% |
| 7910 | Jacobus | 1,844 | 54.1% |
| 7914 | Tullytown | 1,843 | -9.2% |
| 7936 | Braddock Hills | 1,831 | -7.9% |
| 7938 | East Washington | 1,830 | -7.9% |
| 7951 | Bonneauville | 1,821 | 31.4% |
| 7979 | St. Lawrence | 1,810 | 0.0% |
| 7999 | New Oxford | 1,802 | 6.1% |
| 8010 | Port Carbon | 1,798 | -5.7% |
| 8031 | Forest City | 1,786 | -3.4% |
| 8056 | East Pittsburgh | 1,775 | -16.5% |
| 8069 | Lykens | 1,771 | -8.3% |
| 8106 | Ben Avon | 1,754 | -9.4% |
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3,499 | 5,746 |
| 2016 | 3,534 | 5,726 |
| 2015 | 3,569 | 5,671 |
| 2014 | 3,587 | 5,648 |
| 2013 | 3,610 | 5,616 |
| 2012 | 3,624 | 5,578 |
| 2011 | 3,637 | 5,561 |
| 2010 | 3,657 | 5,531 |
| 2009 | 3,638 | 5,468 |
| 2008 | 3,662 | 5,434 |
| 2007 | 3,680 | 5,413 |
| 2006 | 3,714 | 5,357 |
| 2005 | 3,763 | 5,301 |
| 2004 | 3,825 | 5,233 |
| 2003 | 3,869 | 5,186 |
| 2002 | 3,902 | 5,142 |
| 2001 | 3,940 | 5,093 |
| 2000 | 4,000 | 5,019 |
| 1990 | 4,175 | 4,576 |