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Population (year 2000): 1,547. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,487 (-3.9% change)
Males: 727 (47.0%), Females: 820 (53.0%)
Chautauqua County
Zip code:
14716
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $27,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,500 (year 2000)
Races in Brocton:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (30.3%), Italian (19.3%),
English (14.4%), Polish (12.1%), Irish (11.4%), Swedish (9.6%).
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brocton
- High school or higher: 79.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brocton village
- Never married: 27.4%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 8.2%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +107 (+7.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Brocton:
- WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
WESTFIELD, NY)
- BROOKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; DUNKIRK,
NY)
- WOMANS CHRISTIAN ASSOC HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
JAMESTOWN, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brocton:
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 22 miles;
JAMESTOWN, NY; ID: JHW)
- ERIE INTL/TOM RIDGE FIELD (about 55 miles; ERIE, PA;
ID: ERI)
- NIAGARA FALLS INTL (about 61 miles; NIAGARA FALLS,
NY; ID: IAG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brocton:
- DART (about 9 miles; MAYVILLE, NY; ID: D79)
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/DUNKIRK (about 14 miles; DUNKIRK,
NY; ID: DKK)
- PRATT'S EASTERN DIVIDE (about 24 miles; SHERMAN, NY;
ID: D88)
Amtrak station near Brocton:
- 11 miles: DUNKIRK (108 E. 4TH ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public
transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brocton:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 8 miles; FREDONIA,
NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,758)
- JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles;
JAMESTOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 2,662)
- NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 43
miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,304)
- EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 46 miles;
EDINBORO, PA; FT enrollment: 6,631)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-PENN ST ERIE-BEHREND COLL
(about 46 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,481)
- MERCYHURST COLLEGE (about 46 miles; ERIE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,824)
- GANNON UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; ERIE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,766)
Public primary/middle schools in Brocton:
- BROCTON MHS (Students: 403; Location: 138 W
MAIN ST; Grades: 06 - 12)
- BROCTON ES (Students: 344; Location: 138 W
MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAKEVIEW SHOCK INCAR FACIL (Students: 186;
Location: 9300 LAKE AVE; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Brocton:
- AHIRA HALL MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $78,319; Location: 37 WEST MAIN STREET; 16,650
books; 206 audio materials; 804 video materials; 35
serial subscriptions)
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