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14606 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 14606 covers Rochester, New York, with a population of about 27,478 and a median household income of $57,287.

Population
27,4782,916 per square mile
Median age
401.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$57,28732% below the New York median
Poverty rate
19.3%6.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$221,135up 45.2% in five years
Median rent
$97838% below the New York median
Degree or higher
22.5%12.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.3%2.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
687

Where 14606 is

Rochester, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population27,478
Median age40
Family households64.8%
Born outside the US10.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.7%
White (non-Hispanic)51.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)25.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Hispanic or Latino16.9%
Veterans4.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$57,287
Income per person$30,009
Poverty rate19.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance26.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.9%
$10–15k5.8%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k6.1%
$35–40k4.6%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k5.3%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k5.5%
$200k or more4.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed13,080
Mean adjusted gross income$49,371
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.9%
Returns, under $25k32.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$150,500
Median gross rent$978
Rent as a share of household income31.4%
Owner-occupied62.3%
Vacant homes6.9%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house70%
Attached house4.9%
2 to 4 units15%
5 to 19 units4.7%
20 or more units4.8%
Mobile home0.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$221,135as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 45.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 111%
Typical asking rent$1,311as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$221,135$73,974

$73,974 in 2000 to $221,135 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%
High school diploma or higher83.1%
Works from home9.5%
Drives to work alone74.8%
Takes public transport2.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.3% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34% 8.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.3% 3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity24.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25% 10.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.2% 1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity20.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13% 3.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16% 3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments687
People employed14,162
Annual payroll$683,628,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 19.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss17.5 out of 100
Community resilience91.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave62.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm48.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire40.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind29Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide18.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail12.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$57,287$84,578$78,538
Income per person$30,009$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate19.3%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$150,500$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$978$1,576$1,348
Homeownership62.3%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.6%6.2%5.2%
Works from home9.5%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US10.1%22.6%13.9%
Median age4039.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationROCHESTER GTR INTL AP, NY US5.8 km away
Rain in a year35 in
Snow in a year102 in

Average high and low by month

January33.4°F / 19°F2.55 in rain, 27.4 in snow
February35.2°F / 19.6°F2.13 in rain, 23.1 in snow
March43.6°F / 26.8°F2.49 in rain, 17.9 in snow
April56.6°F / 37.1°F2.99 in rain, 3 in snow
May69.4°F / 48.2°F2.86 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June77.9°F / 57.4°F3.37 in rain
July82.5°F / 62.2°F3.56 in rain
August80.5°F / 61°F3.31 in rain
September73.6°F / 53.6°F3.18 in rain
October61.2°F / 43.3°F3.22 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November49.1°F / 34°F2.76 in rain, 8.1 in snow
December38.5°F / 25.4°F2.67 in rain, 22.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket35% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket56% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Spencerport Central School District34.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Gates-Chili Central School District34% of this ZIP code's land area
Rochester City School District28.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Greece Central School District3.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability11.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

14613 Rochester, NY4 km away
14611 Rochester, NY4.3 km away
14619 Rochester, NY4.6 km away
14615 Rochester, NY4.9 km away
14608 Rochester, NY5.1 km away
14626 Rochester, NY5.2 km away
14643 Rochester, NY5.8 km away
14647 Rochester, NY5.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Monroe County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area9.42 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density2,916 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.1685, -77.6845

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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