Brockton

Population & Demographics

Brockton, MA

Brockton is home to 105,386 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 54,477 resident workers commute each day.

MassachusettsCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
105,386
people
Population

105,386 residents

Median age 36.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Brockton population & demographics

Who lives in Brockton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
105,386
Median age
36.7yrs
Median household income
$80,115
Median home value
$437,500
Median gross rent
$1,641/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
22.3%
Poverty rate
13.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Brockton

How Brockton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Black33.5%
White26.8%
Two or more races17.1%
Hispanic or Latino12.6%
Some other race7.4%
Asian2.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Brockton

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Brockton.

Brockton at a glance
Employed Residents
54,477
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
21.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Boston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Brockton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Brockton commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

39 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Brockton

54,477 commutes, one dot at a time

Brockton

Where 54,477 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Brockton, by worker count.

1Brockton0.0 mi11,498
2Boston16.9 mi9,159
3Braintree Town8.9 mi1,497
4Quincy12.3 mi1,406
5Cambridge20.6 mi1,169
6Weymouth Town9.4 mi1,051
7Randolph Town6.5 mi999
8Taunton13.0 mi838

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Brockton.

1Brockton0.0 mi11,498
2Taunton13.0 mi1,718
3Boston16.9 mi1,501
4Bridgewater Town7.7 mi1,063
5Randolph Town6.5 mi670
6Weymouth Town9.4 mi658
7Fall River27.3 mi656
8Quincy12.3 mi627

Top industries

The sectors that employ Brockton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance33.6%
RTRetail Trade11.4%
EDEducational Services10.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.0%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.9%
MFManufacturing5.1%
PAPublic Administration4.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.6%
TRTransportation and Warehousing3.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Brockton

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Brockton

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