Brockport is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,111 people and five associated neighborhoods, Brockport is the 248th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Brockport was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Brockport is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 86.93% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Brockport is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brockport who work in sales jobs (13.83%), office and administrative support (12.32%), and management occupations (10.93%). Also of interest is that Brockport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.06% 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. Brockport is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Brockport to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy. In terms of college education, Brockport is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.23% of adults in Brockport have a college degree. The per capita income in Brockport in 2022 was $26,987, 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 $107,948 for a family of four. However, Brockport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Brockport is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Brockport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brockport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brockport include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Brockport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
