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Massachusetts·Plymouth County
23 tracts·105K people·$438K median·4,940/mi²
Black 34 · White 27 · Multiracial 17 · Hispanic 13 · Other 8 · Asian 2
Married couple 39 · Other 37 · Living alone 24
Health 45 · Retail 18 · Professional 11 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 4 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Service 26 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 25 · Work from home 7 · Transit 5 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Brockton is $437,500 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Brockton has 105,386 residents across 23 census tracts and 22 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.7; the population is 33.5% Black, 26.8% White, 17.1% Multiracial, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Other and 2.4% Asian; the average household has 2.9 people; 22.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.5% (Census ACS).
Louis F Angelo Elementary (30%), Mary E. Baker School (28%) and Edgar B Davis (24%) lead the elementary schools; Ashfield Middle School (33%), North Middle School (26%) and Plouffe Middle School (19%) lead the middle schools; Brockton High (29%), New Heights Charter School of Brockton (19%) and Brockton Virtual Learning Academy (17%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,641/month, 4% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Brockton is $80,115 a year, 7% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Brockton, median rent is $1,641/month and the median home value is $437,500 (Census ACS).
Brockton reported 6.4 violent crimes and 19.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 89 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Brockton are strong wind (67), lightning (64) and ice storm (49), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Brockton, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).