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02301

Brockton, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
68,969
Median household income
$74,214
People below poverty
15.6%
Median home value
$449,400

Income

The median income of households in 02301 was $74,214. An estimated 6.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 02301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.8
$10,000 to $14,999 5
$15,000 to $24,999 7.8
$25,000 to $34,999 6.2
$35,000 to $49,999 9.6
$50,000 to $74,999 15
$75,000 to $99,999 12.4
$100,000 to $149,999 13.9
$150,000 to $199,999 12.1
$200,000 or more 11.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 02301 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62046
Female 51878

An estimated 78.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,663. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 02301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.3
Social Security 30.6
Retirement income 16.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.8
Cash public assistance income 7.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 02301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.9

In 2020-2024, 35.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 48.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 02301 in 2020-2024, 95% had health insurance coverage and 5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 50% and public coverage was 54.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.6%.


In 2020-2024, 02301 had a total population of 68,969 - 35,720 (51.8%) females and 33,249 (48.2%) males. The median age was 35.6 years. An estimated 25.7% of the population was under 18 years, 33.8% was 19 to 44 years, 24.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 02301 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2264 2223
5 to 9 2301 2387
10 to 14 2431 2844
15 to 19 2408 2740
20 to 24 2431 2253
25 to 29 2568 2131
30 to 34 2702 2236
35 to 39 1906 2345
40 to 44 2250 2484
45 to 49 2113 2383
50 to 54 1837 1973
55 to 59 2013 1904
60 to 64 2018 2490
65 to 69 1493 1842
70 to 74 1037 1192
75 to 79 697 794
80 to 84 549 743
85 and over 231 756

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 25.8% were White; 35% were Black or African American; 1.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.1% were Asian; 12.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 23.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 13.2% of the people in 02301 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 24% of the people in 02301 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 23,726 households in 02301. The average household size was 2.85 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.7% of the households in 02301 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 35.4% of all households, while 21.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.5% of all households.

In 02301, 38.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 02301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.7
Cohabiting Couples 7.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
35.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 40.6% of males and 34.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 45.7 45.1
Now married, except separated 40.6 34.1
Separated 2.8 4
Widowed 2.7 6.2
Divorced 8.2 10.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 02301, 1,804 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 23.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 64.4% of the people living in 02301 were U.S. natives. 53.5% of the 02301 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 35.6% of 02301 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 55.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 54.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 02301 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 02301.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 02301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 49.7
Asia 4.3
Europe 3.7
Africa 42.1
Northern America 0.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 02301 in 2020-2024, 48.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 9.8% of people at least five years old; 23.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 02301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 9.8
Other Indo-European languages 36.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.6
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 02301 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 02301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.7
Different house, same county 5.3
Different county, same state 4.5
Different state 0.3
Abroad 1.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 22.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 02301 was 17,900 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,128 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 12,627. College or graduate school enrollment was 4,145.

Educational Attainment of People in 02301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.1
High school diploma or equivalency 33.9
Some college, no degree 18.5
Associate's degree 6.7
Bachelor's degree 15.4
Graduate or professional degree 7.2

Disability

In 02301, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5% of people under 18 years old, to 13% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 02301, 60.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 26,533 82.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,946 12.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,677 5.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 02301 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 02301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 6.6
Manufacturing 8
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 12.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.9
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.7
Other Services, except public administration 5.4
Public administration 4.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 02301 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 10,132 31.5
Service occupations 8,677 27
Sales and office occupations 5,492 17.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,324 7.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 5,531 17.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.8% of 02301 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 02301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.9
Walked 1.6
Other means 4.3
Worked from home 7

In 2020-2024, 02301 had a total of 24,975 housing units. Of these housing units, 41.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 58.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 02301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 41.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 58.1
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

3.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 35.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 02301 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 49.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 02301 had 23,726 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,249 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 50.2% while renters occupied 49.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.01 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.69.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 19.4% and another 15.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 02301:

House Heating Fuel Used in 02301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 58.8
Electricity 21.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 19
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 02301 was $449,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 77.8 % had a mortgage. 22.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,544 and for owners without a mortgage it was $928.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 02301 was $1,659. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.