Brockport vs Fairport

A side-by-side comparison of Brockport and Fairport: population, income, housing, and more.

Brockport and Fairport are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brockport has the higher population (7,153 vs 5,436 in Fairport). Fairport has the higher median household income ($99,805 vs $58,237 in Brockport). Fairport has the higher median home value ($262,600 vs $135,700 in Brockport).

Population, income & housing

	Brockport	Fairport
Population	7,153	5,436
Median age	23.6 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,237	$99,805
Median home value	$135,700	$262,600
Median gross rent	$948	$1,135
Housing units	2,454	2,609
Homeownership rate	44.3%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	53.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brockport	Fairport
Population	8,292 → 7,153 (-13.7%)	5,349 → 5,436 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$40,083 → $58,237 (+45.3%)	$71,890 → $99,805 (+38.8%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $135,700 (+19.2%)	$183,400 → $262,600 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $948 (+17.8%)	$998 → $1,135 (+13.7%)

Brockport

Population

8,2927,153

Median household income

$40,083$58,237

Median home value

$113,800$135,700

Median gross rent

$805$948

Fairport

Population

5,3495,436

Median household income

$71,890$99,805

Median home value

$183,400$262,600

Median gross rent

$998$1,135

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brockport	Fairport
Under 5	2.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	6.6%	13.8%
18 to 24	44.6%	7.0%
25 to 34	13.2%	9.7%
35 to 44	5.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	8.2%	16.8%
55 to 64	8.9%	15.0%
65 to 74	5.6%	11.6%
75 and over	4.8%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brockport	Fairport
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	88.9%
Black or African American	9.7%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brockport	Fairport
No high school diploma	6.0%	8.0%
High school graduate	34.6%	10.7%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	29.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brockport	Fairport
Drove alone	65.0%	68.1%
Carpooled	5.0%	6.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	19.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.1%	19.4%
Other means	0.3%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brockport	Fairport
1-unit, detached	44.5%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	21.9%	22.7%
5 to 19 units	15.4%	10.4%
20 or more units	10.3%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brockport	Fairport
Poverty rate	17.6%	12.9%
Average household size	2.13	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1963	1938