CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brockport

New York · 8,749 residents · 2.17 sq mi

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Brockport is home to 8,749 people in New York. The median age is 22.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. 45% of homes are owner-occupied. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 20.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line. That trails the New York median by roughly 16%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 22.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,749

+8%vs 2000

vs 8,103 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

22.0

−2%vs 2000

vs 22.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.17 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.5%(397)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.7%(320)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(410)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1917.6%(1,542)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2430.3%(2,655)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(1,165)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.9%(950)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 544.1%(363)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.9%(339)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.3%(291)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(214)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(103)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,844

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,068 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,735

−34%vs 2000

vs $14,729 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.7%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$80,800

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$463

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $575 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

44.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.1% in 2000

55.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.3%(7,315)

Black4.3%(347)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(237)

Asian1%(79)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(8,077)

Black4.9%(432)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(242)

Asian1.1%(95)

Other1.7%(145)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.7%(124)

Mexican1.4%(102)

South American1.1%(81)

Central American0.9%(65)

Guatemalan0.8%(61)

Ecuadorian0.7%(54)

Dominican0.5%(37)

Cuban0.5%(35)

Peruvian0.3%(21)

Bolivian0.1%(6)

Salvadoran0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese1%(70)

Asian Indian0.6%(46)

Japanese0.5%(34)

Korean0.5%(34)

Nepalese0.2%(16)

Pakistani0.2%(11)

Laotian0.1%(10)

Vietnamese0.1%(7)

Burmese0%(2)

Ancestry

German17.4%(1,267)

Irish15.7%(1,145)

Italian14.1%(1,026)

English13.2%(958)

American6.7%(490)

Polish4.3%(312)

French2.3%(171)

Scottish1.9%(139)

Subsaharan African1.3%(96)

West Indian1.2%(84)

French Canadian1.1%(83)

Dutch1%(74)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Ghanaian0.9%(64)

Swedish0.8%(56)

Welsh0.7%(51)

Ukrainian0.6%(45)

Greek0.6%(41)

Jamaican0.5%(40)

Haitian0.5%(38)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(33)

British0.4%(32)

Finnish0.3%(25)

Austrian0.3%(22)

Czech0.3%(22)

Slovak0.3%(22)

Hungarian0.3%(20)

Russian0.3%(20)

Portuguese0.3%(19)

Nigerian0.2%(15)

Arab0.2%(12)

Lebanese0.2%(12)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Turkish0.1%(8)

Canadian0.1%(6)

Norwegian0.1%(4)

Latvian0%(3)

Romanian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.3%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.9%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.9%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+61%vs 2000

vs 12.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married74.4%(2,406)

Married22%(711)

Widowed0.4%(14)

Divorced3.2%(103)

Women 15+

Never married63.6%(2,257)

Married21%(745)

Widowed5.6%(197)

Divorced9.8%(349)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2013

from 3.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.9%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.1%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.1%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 76.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.6%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)63%(194)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(107)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era10.4%(32)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 308 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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