Massachusetts · Census place 09000
Brockton city, MA
Quick answer
Brockton city has 105,080 residents, ranking #6 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $77,089, the median home is worth $405,500 and median gross rent runs $1,545 a month.
- Population
- 105,080Brockton city residents
- Median household income
- $77,089Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $405,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,545Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brockton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brockton city median would spend about 24.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.9% of residents and 57% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Massachusetts.
- Springfield city 154,751
- Cambridge city 117,794
- Lowell city 114,799
- Quincy city 101,361
- Lynn city 100,905
- New Bedford city 100,731
- Fall River city 93,764
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