Household Types in Brockton, Massachusetts (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Brockton
Brockton
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family237.122941%46.901878%37.122941%37.1%11,87611.9k24.297459%12.492179%24.297459%24.3%7,7737.061361%4.195805%7.061361%7.1%2,25927.126379%28.639460%27.126379%27.1%8,6784.391860%7.770677%4.391860%4.4%1,405
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Brockton
Brockton
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads44.976120%69.306498%44.976120%45.0%4,89743.782145%24.387245%43.782145%43.8%4,76711.241734%6.306257%11.241734%11.2%1,224

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Brockton
Brockton
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children234.034572%27.334675%34.034572%34.0%10,88810.9k65.640336%72.182263%65.640336%65.6%20,99921.0k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Brockton
Brockton
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Other3Black3Mixed3-17.817372%-4.008909%-22.048998%-1.336303%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-45.211581%45%54.788419%59.013135%54.788419%55%449-24.697509%-7.900356%-21.637011%-4.199288%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-58.434164%58%41.565836%34.002970%41.565836%42%1,405-15.168651%-5.681591%-35.872530%-4.929812%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-61.652585%62%38.347415%49.366323%38.347415%38%15,03115.0k-33.480761%-14.153030%-11.189739%-3.715170%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-62.538700%63%37.461300%30.021067%37.461300%37%2,261-33.627426%-7.369129%-19.914293%-3.629947%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-64.540795%65%35.459205%28.629629%35.459205%35%11,90111.9k-32.521186%-8.368644%-27.542373%-8.792373%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-77.224576%77%22.775424%34.952056%22.775424%23%944
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Brockton

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
8%19%29%39%49%59%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
8%15%22%28%35%42%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.8%3.4%6.0%8.5%11.1%13.7%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%22%29%37%44%52%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.8%2.8%4.9%6.9%8.9%11.0%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
18%26%33%41%49%57%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Brockton

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%28%42%56%70%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%23%34%45%57%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%19%37%56%75%94%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.5%7.0%10.5%14.0%17.5%
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Household Types by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places in the Boston Area. This section compares Brockton to all of the places in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brockton.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Brockton, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Brockton
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Hanscom AFBDoverHansonTopsfieldBoxfordSouth DuxburyWinchesterSharonLynnfieldWellesleyDuxburyLexingtonHinghamNeedhamPinehurstNewfieldsThe PinehillsFranklin TownEssexCochituateS HooksettWilmingtonMarshfield HlsN ScituateReadingMedfieldNewtonBurlingtonMiltonGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstKingstonPlymouthHolbrookGrotonFarmingtonUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsRochesterWatertown TownWeweanticRevereBrocktonBrocktonLowellPlymouthCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceWareham CtrBostonDevens81.712062%81.712062%82%420179.518072%79.518072%80%660279.264214%79.264214%79%474378.089395%78.089395%78%891478.027466%78.027466%78%625577.900085%77.900085%78%920672.497093%72.497093%72%5,612771.536524%71.536524%72%1,420870.354482%70.354482%70%3,116969.973284%69.973284%70%6,0241069.346734%69.346734%69%4141169.324254%69.324254%69%8,0431268.621554%68.621554%69%1,3691368.545141%68.545141%69%7,1521467.769963%67.769963%68%1,6381567.768595%67.768595%68%821666.715758%66.715758%67%4531766.481994%66.481994%66%7,4401866.199650%66.199650%66%3781965.536062%65.536062%66%1,6812065.285789%65.285789%65%1,2452165.247235%65.247235%65%5,1332264.961068%64.961068%65%5842364.389457%64.389457%64%1,1972463.822051%63.822051%64%5,9682563.605150%63.605150%64%1,4822661.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k2760.921152%60.921152%61%5,6482860.890869%60.890869%61%5,4682960.856269%60.856269%61%5973057.224959%57.224959%57%1,3943853.930272%53.930272%54%98,28998.3k53.387991%53.387991%53%2,2144751.224490%51.224490%51%2515649.506101%49.506101%50%8526648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k7547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M44.561106%44.561106%45%5,7728442.944452%42.944452%43%6,3249340.871935%40.871935%41%30010338.587386%38.587386%39%7,80711237.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k37.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k11434.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k11934.144838%34.144838%34%1,10812132.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k12330.246052%30.246052%30%9,74812729.678947%29.678947%30%7,64512829.198473%29.198473%29%45912926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k13020.425532%20.425532%20%48131
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 131 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Brockton to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brockton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Brockton, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Brockton
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownNewtonPlymouthMethuen TownGloucesterBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownAgawam TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettW Springfield TownChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston69.973284%69.973284%70%6,024169.324254%69.324254%69%8,043268.545141%68.545141%69%7,152366.481994%66.481994%66%7,440461.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k553.930272%53.930272%54%98,28998.3k53.271243%53.271243%53%9,266651.335288%51.335288%51%6,478750.897073%50.897073%51%7,007850.884624%50.884624%51%9,491950.254147%50.254147%50%7,5141049.997024%49.997024%50%8,4001149.364217%49.364217%49%9,3561249.014715%49.014715%49%5,6961348.636845%48.636845%49%7,3501448.484652%48.484652%48%7,4871548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k1647.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k1747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.817563%46.817563%47%5,5021845.504960%45.504960%46%7,3851943.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k2043.680749%43.680749%44%9,6982143.313966%43.313966%43%9,9152243.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3242442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5672542.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k2641.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782741.667718%41.667718%42%9,9092841.030195%41.030195%41%9,7022940.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013040.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103139.716251%39.716251%40%4,6193239.220463%39.220463%39%9,0163338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k3438.587386%38.587386%39%7,8073537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k3637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k37.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k3735.938641%35.938641%36%6,8883835.677919%35.677919%36%6,4473934.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k4033.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4133.008997%33.008997%33%4,9534232.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4332.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4432.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4530.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844630.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484729.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454829.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k4926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Brockton to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brockton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Brockton, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Brockton
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonPlymouthToms RiverCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandBoston AreaNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMassachusettsNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.930272%53.930272%54%98,28998.3k53.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k250.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k348.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k846.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1040.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k37.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Brockton to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brockton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Brockton, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Brockton
0%20%40%Count#San JosePlymouthVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesNew EnglandColorado SpgsBoston AreaMesaNortheastMassachusettsArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaBrocktonBrocktonAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k153.930272%53.930272%54%98,28998.3k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k37.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k37.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Brockton. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Plymouth
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Codes:
02301, 02302, 02351
Unified School District:
Brockton
Congressional District:
MA-8
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-2nd Plymouth and Bristol
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-9th Plymouth, MA-10th Plymouth, MA-11th Plymouth
Neighboring Towns:
Avon, East Bridgewater, Easton, Stoughton, West Bridgewater, Whitman
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Abington, Holbrook
Nearby Cities:
Braintree Town, Weymouth Town
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bridgewater, Hanson, Mansfield Center, Norton Center, Randolph, Raynham Center, Sharon, Southfield