2025 Compare Cities People:
Rochester, NY vs Granite City, IL

Change Cities
Highlights
- Granite City is 0% more densely populated than Rochester.
- People are 53.8% more likely to be married in Granite City.
- The Median Age is 6.1 years older in Granite City.
 Rochester, NYGranite City, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock27,336329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
 space3
 Population - 2010210,190  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock31,301285,036,114
 Population - 1990231,636  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-10.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-11.4%  Unlock30.8%
 space4
 Population Density  Unlock1,416.593.4
 Land Area35.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.4264,836.8
 space
 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rochester, NYGranite City, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 space1
 Race
 Rochester, NYGranite City, ILUnited States
 White37.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.1%12.2%
 Asian3.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.2%18.4%
 space2
 Marriage & Family
 Rochester, NYGranite City, ILUnited States
 Married Population28.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.5%50.2%
 Never Married56.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 space5
 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households91,400  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,98780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children15.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households48,671  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

   |    Reply

Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

   |    Reply

Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Rochester

Reviews for Granite City    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Fair, Cost of living average , close to St. Louis Attractions, air quality poor, steal mill causes lots of respiratory illness. Water qualty used to be above average til  More

   |    Reply

Over 16 years ago

Granite City is not a bad place to live. The smell of the steel plants is annoying sometimes. There is rarely a day go by that you don't here sirens going down the  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Granite City


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.