Brockton vs Seltzer

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

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

Brockton has the higher population (350 vs 343 in Seltzer). Seltzer has the higher median household income ($108,869 vs $73,750 in Brockton). Seltzer has the higher median home value ($122,100 vs $120,500 in Brockton).

Population, income & housing

	Brockton	Seltzer
Population	350	343
Median age	41.0 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$108,869
Median home value	$120,500	$122,100
Median gross rent	$1,125	—
Housing units	193	127
Homeownership rate	87.0%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brockton	Seltzer
Population	—	281 → 343 (+22.1%)
Median household income	—	$48,750 → $108,869 (+123.3%)
Median home value	—	$129,200 → $122,100 (-5.5%)

Brockton

Seltzer

Population

281343

Median household income

$48,750$108,869

Median home value

$129,200$122,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brockton	Seltzer
Under 5	5.7%	15.2%
5 to 17	18.3%	12.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	10.5%
25 to 34	10.6%	28.3%
35 to 44	16.9%	9.6%
45 to 54	7.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	18.7%
75 and over	3.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brockton	Seltzer
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	92.4%
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%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brockton	Seltzer
No high school diploma	8.2%	9.3%
High school graduate	39.3%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brockton	Seltzer
Drove alone	79.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	10.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brockton	Seltzer
1-unit, detached	65.3%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	30.1%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brockton	Seltzer
Poverty rate	6.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.40	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	35	35
Median year structure built	1938	1968