Brockton vs Donaldson

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

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

Donaldson has the higher population (379 vs 350 in Brockton). Brockton has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $63,500 in Donaldson). Brockton has the higher median home value ($120,500 vs $92,500 in Donaldson).

Population, income & housing

	Brockton	Donaldson
Population	350	379
Median age	41.0 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$63,500
Median home value	$120,500	$92,500
Median gross rent	$1,125	$860
Housing units	193	154
Homeownership rate	87.0%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brockton	Donaldson
Population	—	261 → 379 (+45.2%)
Median household income	—	$53,393 → $63,500 (+18.9%)
Median home value	—	$72,800 → $92,500 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$708 → $860 (+21.5%)

Brockton

Donaldson

Population

261379

Median household income

$53,393$63,500

Median home value

$72,800$92,500

Median gross rent

$708$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brockton	Donaldson
Under 5	5.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.1%
25 to 34	10.6%	11.1%
35 to 44	16.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	18.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	13.5%
75 and over	3.4%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brockton	Donaldson
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	95.8%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brockton	Donaldson
No high school diploma	8.2%	12.8%
High school graduate	39.3%	65.2%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	12.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brockton	Donaldson
Drove alone	79.5%	78.5%
Carpooled	10.8%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brockton	Donaldson
1-unit, detached	65.3%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	30.1%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Brockton	Donaldson
Poverty rate	6.3%	6.3%
Average household size	2.40	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	35	25
Median year structure built	1938	1938