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Brockton, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $431,900 (it was $127,900 in 2000)
Brockton:

$431,900
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $335,000 - $566,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $406,919
Here:

$406,919
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $291,573
Here:

$291,573
State:

$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $380,750
Here:

$380,750
State:

$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $377,240
Here:

$377,240
State:

$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $235,130
Here:

$235,130
State:

$555,768

Total population: 94,779 (Urban population: 94,304, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 40,693 (38,483 occupied: 21,372 owner occupied, 17,111 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

44%
State:

38%

Housing density: 1,896 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $513,487.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,292 (lower quartile is $659, upper quartile is $1,652)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $691


Median gross rent in Brockton, MA in 2022: $1,548

Housing units in Brockton with a mortgage: 15,557 (1,148 second mortgage, 120 home equity loan, 976 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 362

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $116,527

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $69,984

Median monthly housing costs: $1,670

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Brockton, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1962

Median year apartment built: 1956

Household type by relationship:

Households: 104,833
  • Male householders: 19,037 (3,256 living alone), Female householders: 19,446 (5,293 living alone)
  • 15,314 spouses (15,187 opposite-sex spouses), 2,762 unmarried partners, (2,692 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 32,468 children (31,324 natural, 294 adopted, 850 stepchildren), 3,403 grandchildren, 1,486 brothers or sisters, 2,111 parents, 68 foster children, 2,627 other relatives, 4,369 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,742

Size of family households: 8,548 2-persons, 8,660 3-persons, 4,460 4-persons, 3,375 5-persons, 1,080 6-persons, 881 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,549 1-person, 2,063 2-persons, 357 4-persons, 510 5-persons.

10,605 married couples with children.
7,425 single-parent households (1,734 men, 5,691 women).

53.9% of residents of Brockton speak English at home.
9.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
31.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 52% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 34,268 (32.7%)
(63.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brockton, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brockton, Massachusetts
  • 341no bedroom
  • 5101 bedroom
  • 4,1682 bedrooms
  • 10,5903 bedrooms
  • 4,3074 bedrooms
  • 1,4565+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brockton, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brockton, Massachusetts
  • 787no bedroom
  • 5,3501 bedroom
  • 6,1232 bedrooms
  • 4,2513 bedrooms
  • 4814 bedrooms
  • 1195+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Brockton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Brockton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,259no vehicle
  • 4,2441 vehicle
  • 10,4992 vehicles
  • 3,2973 vehicles
  • 1,7964 vehicles
  • 2775+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Brockton in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Brockton in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,691no vehicle
  • 7,2431 vehicle
  • 4,4082 vehicles
  • 6333 vehicles
  • 1364 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brockton, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brockton, Massachusetts
  • 3411 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 9193 rooms
  • 2,3644 rooms
  • 3,7885 rooms
  • 5,3066 rooms
  • 3,3117 rooms
  • 2,9178 rooms
  • 2,4269+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brockton, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brockton, Massachusetts
  • 7871 room
  • 1,4112 rooms
  • 3,5213 rooms
  • 5,9674 rooms
  • 3,8255 rooms
  • 1,1506 rooms
  • 3077 rooms
  • 1438 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Brockton, MA
  • Brockton, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Brockton, MA in 2022
  • 2,522Less than $10,000
  • 3,025$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,457$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,406$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,852$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,654$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,369$60,000 to $74,999
  • 5,346$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,844$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3,092$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,663$150,000 to $199,999
  • 4,253$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Brockton, MA

  • Distribution of house value in Brockton, MA in 2022
  • 446Less than $10,000
  • 27$15,000 to $19,999
  • 61$20,000 to $24,999
  • 23$25,000 to $29,999
  • 104$30,000 to $34,999
  • 15$35,000 to $39,999
  • 88$40,000 to $49,999
  • 41$50,000 to $59,999
  • 30$60,000 to $69,999
  • 12$70,000 to $79,999
  • 17$80,000 to $89,999
  • 54$90,000 to $99,999
  • 48$100,000 to $124,999
  • 63$125,000 to $149,999
  • 282$150,000 to $174,999
  • 311$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,165$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,226$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,675$300,000 to $399,999
  • 4,630$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,675$500,000 to $749,999
  • 909$750,000 to $999,999
  • 92$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 69$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Brockton, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Brockton, MA in 2022
  • 391Less than $100
  • 95$100 to $149
  • 149$150 to $199
  • 852$200 to $249
  • 828$250 to $299
  • 528$300 to $349
  • 492$350 to $399
  • 294$400 to $449
  • 189$450 to $499
  • 205$500 to $549
  • 263$550 to $599
  • 118$600 to $649
  • 152$650 to $699
  • 65$700 to $749
  • 109$750 to $799
  • 323$800 to $899
  • 403$900 to $999
  • 2,724$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,891$1,250 to $1,499
  • 4,207$1,500 to $1,999
  • 717$2,000 to $2,499
  • 268$2,500 to $2,999
  • 46$3,000 to $3,499
  • 309No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 47.3%
Number of people working at home: 3,637 (7.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 660
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,619
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 7,142
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,292
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4,817
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,759
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 7,405
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,083
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,495
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 6,600
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 6,642
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,446
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Brockton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 27,691 (72.8%)
  • Carpooled: 3,234 (8.5%)
  • Bus: 614 (1.6%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 90 (0.2%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 41 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 34 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 1,074 (2.8%)
  • Bicycle: 92 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 563 (1.5%)
  • Worked at home: 3,637 (9.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 9.7%Males
  • 6.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.4%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 24.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 7.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 6.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 22.2%Males
  • 4.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 10.4%Males
  • 11.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Brockton, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Brockton, Massachusetts
  • 15,0972010 or later
  • 8,1122000 to 2009
  • 6,7321990 to 1999
  • 5,8391980 to 1989
  • 2,3671970 to 1979
  • 2,112Before 1970
Ancestries in Brockton, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Cape Verdean: 14,375 (22.0%)
  • Haitian: 12,579 (19.3%)
  • Irish: 3,875 (5.9%)
  • Italian: 2,081 (3.2%)
  • American: 1,697 (2.6%)
  • Portuguese: 1,062 (1.6%)
  • English: 946 (1.5%)
  • Kenyan: 754 (1.2%)
  • Brazilian: 731 (1.1%)
  • Jamaican: 700 (1.1%)
  • African: 654 (1.0%)
  • French Canadian: 392 (0.6%)
  • Swedish: 358 (0.5%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 355 (0.5%)
  • German: 323 (0.5%)
  • Nigerian: 308 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 294 (0.5%)
  • Polish: 285 (0.4%)
  • French: 273 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 229 (0.4%)
  • Barbadian: 213 (0.3%)
  • European: 207 (0.3%)
  • Guyanese: 173 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 143 (0.2%)
  • British West Indian: 107 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 97 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 79 (0.1%)
  • Finnish: 68 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 63 (0.10%)
  • Russian: 63 (0.10%)
  • Moroccan: 52 (0.08%)
  • Albanian: 51 (0.08%)
  • Hungarian: 41 (0.06%)
  • Syrian: 36 (0.06%)
  • Ghanaian: 33 (0.05%)
  • Liberian: 30 (0.05%)
  • Lebanese: 30 (0.05%)
  • West Indian: 25 (0.04%)
  • Austrian: 24 (0.04%)
  • Eastern European: 24 (0.04%)
  • British: 24 (0.04%)
  • Ethiopian: 17 (0.03%)
  • Celtic: 17 (0.03%)
  • Ukrainian: 16 (0.02%)
  • Ugandan: 15 (0.02%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 12 (0.02%)
  • Somali: 11 (0.02%)
  • Northern European: 9 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Cabo Verde
Brockton:

33.8% (11,718)
Massachusetts:

2.6% (32,354)

Haiti
Brockton:

32.6% (11,301)
Massachusetts:

4.9% (60,432)

Ecuador
Brockton:

3.4% (1,172)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (11,727)

Brazil
Brockton:

3.0% (1,038)
Massachusetts:

7.6% (92,959)

Jamaica
Brockton:

2.6% (913)
Massachusetts:

1.7% (21,468)

Dominican Republic
Brockton:

2.0% (684)
Massachusetts:

8.3% (101,767)

Vietnam
Brockton:

1.7% (579)
Massachusetts:

3.0% (37,197)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 56,723
  • Other state: 9,559
  • Northeast: 4,207
  • Midwest: 1,562
  • South: 3,768
  • West: 22

89.3% of Brockton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 96.9% lived in Massachusetts.


Brockton:

89.3%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 615
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 537
  • 5th and 6th grade: 205
  • 7th and 8th grade: 378
  • 9th grade: 172
  • 10th grade: 220
  • 11th grade: 409
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,192
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,175
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,148
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,156
  • Associate degree: 3,013
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,749
  • Master's degree: 2,396
  • Professional school degree: 407
  • Doctorate degree: 488
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,349
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 499
  • 5th and 6th grade: 528
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,457
  • 9th grade: 84
  • 10th grade: 230
  • 11th grade: 460
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,106
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,983
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,167
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,234
  • Associate degree: 2,523
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,674
  • Master's degree: 2,733
  • Professional school degree: 620
  • Doctorate degree: 98
Educational Attainment for Females
Brockton marital status for males
Brockton marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 18,020
  • One, attached: 1,454
  • Two: 3,514
  • 3 or 4: 7,347
  • 5 to 9: 3,587
  • 10 to 19: 2,558
  • 20 to 49: 1,075
  • 50 or more: 2,716
  • Mobile homes: 358
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 64
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Brockton
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Brockton, MA
  • 54.1%Utility gas
  • 36.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.6%Electricity
  • 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Wood
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Brockton, MA
  • 58.1%Utility gas
  • 30.3%Electricity
  • 8.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 583
Here:

6.5%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 411
Here:

7.0%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,120
Here:

37.6%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability