Brockton is a relatively large city located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 105,788 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Brockton is the sixth largest community in Massachusetts.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Brockton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brockton is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brockton who work in office and administrative support (10.41%), healthcare suport services (9.40%), and management occupations (8.35%). 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 30.81 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. 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 population of Brockton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Brockton, 22.34% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Brockton in 2022 was $35,830, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,320 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 12.61% 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 (33.72%). The most common language spoken in Brockton is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Portuguese.
