| | People QuickFacts | Brockton | Massachusetts |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 94,316 | 6,587,536 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 93,810 | 6,547,629 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.5% | 0.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 93,810 | 6,547,629 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.3% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.7% | 21.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.9% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.9% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 46.7% | 80.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 31.2% | 6.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.3% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 6.9% | 2.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 10.0% | 9.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 42.9% | 76.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 83.7% | 86.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 23.8% | 14.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 34.5% | 21.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 82.5% | 88.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 17.5% | 38.3% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 29.3 | 27.3 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 58.7% | 64.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 50.5% | 41.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $272,000 | $352,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 33,781 | 2,512,552 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.73 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,254 | $33,966 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $49,913 | $64,509 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 14.6% | 10.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Brockton | Massachusetts |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,253 | 596,790 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 17.7% | 3.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.8% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.9% | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.0% | 3.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.4% | 29.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 443,314 | 86,428,959 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 757,691 | 95,275,672 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,263,529 | 88,082,966 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,584 | $13,553 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 122,845 | 14,917,210 |