Abington vs Brockton

A side-by-side comparison of Abington and Brockton: population, income, housing, and more.

Abington and Brockton are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brockton has the higher population (105,080 vs 17,008 in Abington). Abington has the higher median household income ($119,787 vs $77,089 in Brockton). Abington has the higher median home value ($516,300 vs $405,500 in Brockton).

Population, income & housing

	Abington	Brockton
Population	17,008	105,080
Median age	40.4 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$119,787	$77,089
Median home value	$516,300	$405,500
Median gross rent	$1,547	$1,545
Housing units	6,576	37,420
Homeownership rate	74.2%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.8%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abington	Brockton
Population	16,436 → 17,008 (+3.5%)	95,594 → 105,080 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$99,381 → $119,787 (+20.5%)	$58,469 → $77,089 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$357,300 → $516,300 (+44.5%)	$264,800 → $405,500 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,547 (+26.9%)	$1,111 → $1,545 (+39.1%)

Abington

Population

16,43617,008

Median household income

$99,381$119,787

Median home value

$357,300$516,300

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,547

Brockton

Population

95,594105,080

Median household income

$58,469$77,089

Median home value

$264,800$405,500

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,545

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abington	Brockton
Under 5	5.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.2%	18.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	9.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	13.1%
35 to 44	17.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	16.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	12.5%
65 to 74	6.7%	8.9%
75 and over	5.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abington	Brockton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	26.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	37.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	2.1%	6.8%
Two or more races	5.0%	14.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abington	Brockton
No high school diploma	4.1%	18.2%
High school graduate	30.8%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abington	Brockton
Drove alone	73.4%	71.8%
Carpooled	6.3%	12.5%
Public transit	4.1%	5.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.9%	6.3%
Other means	1.3%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abington	Brockton
1-unit, detached	61.9%	47.3%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	27.6%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	12.5%
20 or more units	5.4%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Abington	Brockton
Poverty rate	5.7%	13.9%
Average household size	2.62	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1969	1960