Brockport is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 8,129 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Brockport is the 252nd largest community in New York. Brockport has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Brockport is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Brockport is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Brockport who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.52%), food service (12.71%), and teaching (12.07%).

Brockport is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Brockport area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Brockport maintain a good economy.

One of the benefits of Brockport is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.73 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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

Brockport Information and Demographics

The population of Brockport is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.50% of adults in Brockport have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brockport in 2000 was $14,729, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $58,916 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Brockport is English. Some people also speak Spanish.