Latest news about poverty in Brockton, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
15.3% of Brockton, MA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 32.3% greater than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Massachusetts. 11.7% of high school graduates and 32.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 65.8%. For comparison, it was 35.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Brockton, MA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Brockton:
15.3%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Brockton:
7.6%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Brockton:
30.4%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Brockton:
28.0%
Massachusetts:
27.4%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
65.8%
Residents above poverty level:
35.8%
Poverty by age in Brockton, MA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Brockton,MA (percentage below poverty level)
7.4%Under 5 years
13.3%5 years
22.0%6 to 11 years
26.5%12 to 14 years
11.6%15 years
12.5%16 and 17 years
15.3%18 to 24 years
8.0%25 to 34 years
10.6%35 to 44 years
4.9%45 to 54 years
12.2%55 to 64 years
20.1%65 to 74 years
18.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Brockton,MA (percentage below poverty level)
11.5%Under 5 years
16.4%5 years
22.6%6 to 11 years
19.0%12 to 14 years
12.7%15 years
35.3%16 and 17 years
17.1%18 to 24 years
20.7%25 to 34 years
18.4%35 to 44 years
7.0%45 to 54 years
20.4%55 to 64 years
22.6%65 to 74 years
15.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Brockton,MA (% below half of poverty level)
5.3%Under 6 years
13.5%6 to 11 years
5.4%12 to 17 years
8.0%18 to 24 years
7.5%25 to 34 years
11.0%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
7.0%55 to 64 years
9.9%65 to 74 years
5.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Brockton, MA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brockton, MA (%)
11.0%White
14.9%Black
11.0%American Indian
13.6%Asian
71.5%Native Hawaiian
12.5%Other race
14.0%2+ races
13.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Brockton, MA (absolute numbers)
3,206White
5,856Black
17American Indian
269Asian
66Native Hawaiian
1,499Other race
3,1432+ races
1,769Hispanic
13.9%Below poverty level
86.1%Above poverty level
18.2%Below poverty level
81.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Brockton, MA
Children below poverty level:
Brockton, Massachusetts:
17.2%
State:
11.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Brockton:
11.7%
Massachusetts:
7.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Brockton:
32.6%
Massachusetts:
25.7%
37.0%Married-couple family
16.3%Male, no wife present
46.8%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
19.7%Worked part-time
80.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
7.5%One full-time, other didn't work
15.9%Both worked part-time
18.0%One part-time, other didn't work
58.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.6%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
5.5%1980 to 1989
16.3%1970 to 1979
19.8%1960 to 1969
14.1%1950 to 1959
10.4%1940 to 1949
33.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
1.3%1995 to 1998
1.6%1990 to 1994
4.9%1980 to 1989
13.2%1970 to 1979
23.0%1960 to 1969
17.4%1950 to 1959
6.7%1940 to 1949
31.4%1939 or earlier
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