One downside of living in Brockton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Brockton, the average commute to work is 30.56 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of Brockton’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Brockton use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Brockton‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding taxis. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The percentage of adults in Brockton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.66% of the adults in Brockton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Brockton in 2022 was $34,180, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,720 for a family of four. However, Brockton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Brockton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brockton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brockton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Brockton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Brockton include Cape Verdean, Haitian, Irish, Italian, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Brockton's cultural character, accounting for 32.27% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Brockton is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Portuguese.
