Brockton

Population: 105,080
Median household income: $77,089
Median home value: $405,500

Brockton is a community in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, home to 105,080 residents. Its median household income of $77,089 runs below the Plymouth County figure of $109,698.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brockton's population grew 9.9% from 95,594 to 105,080, while its median home value rose 53.1% from $264,800 to $405,500.

The median gross rent is $1,545. 21.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 105,080
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $77,089
Median home value: $405,500
Median gross rent: $1,545
Housing units: 37,420
Homeownership rate: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	95,594	$58,469	$264,800	$1,111
2020	95,740	$62,249	$279,600	$1,193
2021	104,216	$68,067	$307,600	$1,311
2022	104,713	$74,016	$364,700	$1,446
2023	105,080	$77,089	$405,500	$1,545

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,795	6.5%
5 to 17	19,828	18.9%
18 to 24	10,169	9.7%
25 to 34	13,791	13.1%
35 to 44	13,544	12.9%
45 to 54	13,089	12.5%
55 to 64	13,169	12.5%
65 to 74	9,304	8.9%
75 and over	5,391	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,965	26.6%
Black or African American	38,923	37.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	90	0.1%
Asian	2,263	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	91	0.1%
Some other race	7,145	6.8%
Two or more races	15,017	14.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,586	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,424	18.2%
High school graduate	23,273	34.1%
Some college or associate's	18,065	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	9,951	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,575	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit5.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	34,789	71.8%
Carpooled	6,050	12.5%
Public transit	2,407	5.0%
Walked	655	1.4%
Bicycle	26	0.1%
Worked from home	3,032	6.3%
Other means	1,502	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,211	24.7%
15 to 29 min	12,852	28.3%
30 to 44 min	9,148	20.1%
45 to 59 min	4,979	11.0%
60+ min	7,239	15.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 13.9% (14,379 of 103,483)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,543	71.7%
Nonfamily households	10,067	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	35,610	95.2%
Vacant	1,810	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,298	57.0%
Renter-occupied	15,312	43.0%

1-unit, detached47.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units27.6%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units9.1%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,717	47.3%
1-unit, attached	1,136	3.0%
2 to 4 units	10,318	27.6%
5 to 19 units	4,682	12.5%
20 or more units	3,412	9.1%
Mobile home & other	155	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2509000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 42.0825, -71.0246