With 105,386 people, Brockton is a city in Massachusetts. 34% of people here were born outside the United States. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 4,940 people per square mile. Households here earn about 23% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,115, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 88%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brockton
What changed most since 1990
White share77.7% → 26.8%(−50.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share12.0% → 33.5%(+21.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.9% → 22.3%(+9.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Brockton's population equals 20% of Plymouth County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 59% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 49% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.3%(559)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(575)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.9%(1,066)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(144)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(31)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,056 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Brockton, decade by decade
Brockton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
92,788
$76,111
$315,849
12.9%
47.2
2000
94,304
$71,968
$232,990
14.0%
75.5
2010
93,810
$71,803
$391,291
17.5%
88.9
2020
105,643
$75,448
$338,886
18.4%
96.4
2024
105,386
$80,115
$437,500
22.3%
92.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
