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.
For the size of the city, public transportation in Brockton is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking taxis. For Brockton, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The education level of Brockton citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.66% of adults 25 and older in Brockton have a college 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.
In addition, Brockton has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (32.27%).
The most common language spoken in Brockton is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Portuguese.
