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Rochester Hills, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Rochester Hills is a Census city of 77,089 people across 32.80 square miles of land, in Oakland County. Median household income is $120,694, 76.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 90 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $52.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rochester Hills
What Rochester Hills is
- Census place typecity
- Land area32.8 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,350
- County holding the largest share of its areaOakland County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rochester Hills
How many people live in Rochester Hills
- Population77,089
- Median age41.0
- Population under 1816,821
- Share under 1821.8 percent
- Population 65 and over13,958
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent
- Households29,486
- Family households20,699
- Share of households that are families70.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rochester Hills
Income and work in Rochester Hills
- Median household income$120,694
- Per capita income$57,833
- Civilian labor force39,951
- Employed38,310
- Unemployed1,641
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over53,069
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher61.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rochester Hills
Housing in Rochester Hills
- Housing units30,921
- Occupied units29,486
- Vacant units1,435 plus or minus 323
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied22,606
- Renter occupied6,880
- Ownership rate76.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$409,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,644
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent
- Single family units23,476
- Share single family75.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,105
- Share in buildings of two or more19.7 percent
- Mobile homes1,340
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rochester Hills
How Rochester Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute28,731
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,324
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9,458
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.9 percent
- Drove alone67.1 percent
- Carpooled6.2 percent
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home23.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rochester Hills
SBA loans in Rochester Hills (7(a))
- Approvals90
- Gross approval$52,038,200
- Average approval$578,202
- Median approval$256,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,538,650
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,462
- Jobs per approval16.2
- Loans with a final outcome20
- Paid in full19
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.0 percent
- Share to franchises31.1 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS47
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rochester Hills, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 20 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Rochester Hills
SBA loans in Rochester Hills (504)
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$18,092,000
- Average approval$1,005,111
- Median approval$796,000
- Largest approval$4,692,000
- Jobs supported483
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rochester Hills, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Rochester Hills
Flood risk in Rochester Hills
- NFIP communityCity of Rochester Hills
- NFIP community number260471
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/06
The City of Rochester Hills participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260471 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Oakland County, not Rochester Hills
Oakland County context, not Rochester Hills figures
- Establishments in Oakland County39,792
- Covered employment, Oakland County723,862
- Average annual pay, Oakland County$77,917
- Housing units permitted, Oakland County2,886
Every figure in this section is published for Oakland County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rochester Hills.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Rochester Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rochester Hills, Michigan?
77,089, in 29,486 households. Rochester Hills city covers 32.80 square miles of land, which is 2,350 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rochester Hills in?
Oakland County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rochester Hills?
$120,694. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $409,800. Median gross rent is $1,644 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rochester Hills businesses?
90 7(a) approvals totaling $52.0 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, median approval $256,500, plus 18 504 approvals worth $18.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rochester Hills, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rochester Hills borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rochester Hills. Only 20 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Rochester Hills in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rochester Hills appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rochester Hills, city of, community 260471, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Rochester Hills figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Oakland County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rochester Hills.
Is zoning published for Rochester Hills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.