About Brocton

Brocton is a tiny town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 670 people and just one neighborhood, Brocton is the 644th largest community in Illinois. Brocton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Brocton is a blue-collar town, with 44.7% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Brocton is a town of production and manufacturing workers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brocton who work in farm management (16.49%), teaching (8.25%), and office and administrative support jobs (8.25%).

In addition, many people in Brocton have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 8.33% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Brocton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.05 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Brocton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Brocton Information and Demographics

The education level of Brocton citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 14.67% of adults 25 and older in Brocton have a college degree.

The per capita income in Brocton in 2000 was $18,847, which is middle income relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $75,388 for a family of four.

The people who call Brocton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Brocton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brocton include German, Irish, English, European, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Brocton is English.