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| Brockton |
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| Population 2002: | 95,437 |
| Population 2000: | 94,304 |
| Area codes: | 508 774 |
| Elevation: | 112 feet |
| Land area: | 21.5 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 18.4% (7.2% Africa, 6.8% Latin America, 2.2% Europe) |
| Population growth: | +1,133 (+1.20%) |
| County: | Plymouth |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (21.4%), Retail trade (15.7%), Manufacturing (14.5%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 58.2% |
| Black: | 17.8% |
| Other race: | 10.3% |
| Hispanic: | 8.0% |
| Two or more races: | 7.8% |
| American Indian: | 0.9% |
| Other Asian: | 0.7% |
| Chinese: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 45.4% |
| Never married: | 34.4% |
| Divorced: | 9.9% |
| Widowed: | 7.4% |
| Separated: | 2.9% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $128,300 |
| Household income: | $39,507 |
| Resident age: | 34.0 years |
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| Brockton Compared to Massachusetts State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 75.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 14.0% |
| Unemployed: | 6.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.4% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 assaults: | 767 (803.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 681 (713.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 515.5 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 251 (262.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 44 (46.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 9 (9.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 2,252 (2358.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 1,163 (1218.1 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| Irish: | 17.7% |
| Subsaharan African: | 10.6% |
| Italian: | 10.1% |
| English: | 6.8% |
| West Indian: | 6.1% |
| French: | 4.4% |