Brockton, MA Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (male): 43,883

Population (female): 51,789

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,125.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Brockton: 135.6 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (breakdown): (8.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.5% for Black residents, 27.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.5% for American Indian residents, 25.3% for other race residents, 25.5% for two or more races residents)

Races:
      Black alone - 38,622 - 40.4%
      White alone - 27,541 - 28.8%
      Other race alone - 15,002 - 15.7%
      Hispanic - 8,929 - 9.3%
      Two or more races - 2,922 - 3.1%
      Asian alone - 2,163 - 2.3%
      American Indian alone - 485 - 0.5%

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Recognitions and Certifications

Accredited Drug Testing has been recognized as one of the "Top 10 drug testing companies" for excellent customer service and we have received TPA Accreditation from the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association. We are active in all drug testing industry associations and our staff are trained and certified as drug and alcohol testing specialists.

Important Links

National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (https://ndasa.com/)

National Drug Free Workplace Alliance (https://www.ndwa.org/)

Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association (https://www.sapaa.com/)

Substance Abuse Mental Health Safety Administration (https://www.samhsa.gov/)

US Drug Enforcement Administration (https://www.dea.gov/)

Office of Drug alcohol Policy Control (https://www.transportation.gov/odapc)

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Drug & Alcohol Testing Centers, Brockton, MA

Accredited Drug Testing Inc, is the nation's leading provider of drug, alcohol, occupational health, and DNA testing and has testing centers in Brockton, MA and throughout the local area. Testing centers are within minutes of your home or office and same day service is available in most cases.

210 Quincy Ave, 1.5 miles

210 Quincy Ave,
Brockton, MA 2302
Categories: Brockton MA

966 PARK ST UNIT B7 3.4 miles

966 PARK ST UNIT B7
STOUGHTON, MA 2072
Categories: STOUGHTON MA

75 Stockwell Dr 4.0 miles

75 Stockwell Dr
Avon, MA 2322
Categories: Avon MA

Onsite Only 4.1 miles

Onsite Only
Whitman, MA 2382
Categories: Whitman MA

286 WASHINGTON ST 5.7 miles

286 WASHINGTON ST
STOUGHTON, MA 2072
Categories: STOUGHTON MA

682 DEPOT ST 6.4 miles

682 DEPOT ST
NORTH EASTON, MA 2356
Categories: NORTH EASTON MA

100 JOHN RD 6.7 miles

100 JOHN RD
CANTON, MA 2021
Categories: CANTON MA

851 Main Street, 2nd Floor 7.2 miles

851 Main Street, 2nd Floor
S. Weymouth, MA 2190
Categories: S. Weymouth MA

250 POND ST 8.0 miles

250 POND ST
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
Categories: BRAINTREE MA

100 BAY STATE DR 8.1 miles

100 BAY STATE DR
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
Categories: BRAINTREE MA

759 GRANITE ST 8.4 miles

759 GRANITE ST
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
Categories: BRAINTREE MA

485 GRANITE ST 9.0 miles

485 GRANITE ST
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
Categories: BRAINTREE MA

340 Wood Rd, Suite 302, 9.2 miles

340 Wood Rd, Suite 302,
Braintree, MA 2184
Categories: Braintree MA

42 Washington Street 9.3 miles

42 Washington Street
Norwell, MA 2061
Categories: Norwell MA

10 FORBES RD STE 260E 9.5 miles

10 FORBES RD STE 260E
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
Categories: BRAINTREE MA

1399 WASHINGTON ST 9.9 miles

1399 WASHINGTON ST
HANOVER, MA 2339
Categories: HANOVER MA

2 Adams Place Suite 305 10.1 miles

2 Adams Place Suite 305
Quincy, MA 2169
Categories: Quincy MA

500 Congress St Ste 1e, 10.4 miles

500 Congress St Ste 1e,
Quincy, MA 2169
Categories: Quincy MA

7 INDEPENDENCE WAY APT 13 10.6 miles

7 INDEPENDENCE WAY APT 13
FRANKLIN, MA 2038
Categories: FRANKLIN MA

101 ACCESS RD STE 1B 10.8 miles

101 ACCESS RD STE 1B
NORWOOD, MA 2062
Categories: NORWOOD MA

335 Morse St, 1st Floor, 10.8 miles

335 Morse St, 1st Floor,
Norwood, MA 2062
Categories: Norwood MA

38 VANDERBILT AVE STE E 10.9 miles

38 VANDERBILT AVE STE E
NORWOOD, MA 2062
Categories: NORWOOD MA

165 GRANITE ST 11.2 miles

165 GRANITE ST
QUINCY, MA 2169
Categories: QUINCY MA

21 SCHOOL ST 11.2 miles

21 SCHOOL ST
QUINCY, MA 2169
Categories: QUINCY MA

620 MYLES STANDISH BLVD 11.3 miles

620 MYLES STANDISH BLVD
TAUNTON, MA 2780
Categories: TAUNTON MA

10 Commercial St, 11.6 miles

10 Commercial St,
Foxboro, MA 2035
Categories: Foxboro MA

92 HIGHLAND ST 11.9 miles

92 HIGHLAND ST
MILTON, MA 2186
Categories: MILTON MA

14 ROCKHILL ST 12.1 miles

14 ROCKHILL ST
FOXBORO, MA 2035
Categories: FOXBORO MA

199 REEDSDALE RD 12.1 miles

199 REEDSDALE RD
MILTON, MA 2186
Categories: MILTON MA

421 PINE ST 13.7 miles

421 PINE ST
MARSHFIELD, MA 2050
Categories: MARSHFIELD MA

2100 DORCHESTER AVE 13.7 miles

2100 DORCHESTER AVE
DORCHESTER, MA 2124
Categories: DORCHESTER MA

370 PROVIDENCE HWY 13.9 miles

370 PROVIDENCE HWY
DEDHAM, MA 2026
Categories: DEDHAM MA

200 PROVIDENCE HWY STE 202-203 13.9 miles

200 PROVIDENCE HWY STE 202-203
DEDHAM, MA 2026
Categories: DEDHAM MA

223 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy, 14.5 miles

223 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy,
Cohasset, MA 2025
Categories: Cohasset MA

160 BUNGAY RD 15.0 miles

160 BUNGAY RD
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA 2760
Categories: NORTH ATTLEBORO MA

65 MUNROE DR 15.2 miles

65 MUNROE DR
N ATTLEBORO, MA 2760
Categories: N ATTLEBORO MA

1996 CENTRE ST 15.5 miles

1996 CENTRE ST
WEST ROXBURY, MA 2132
Categories: WEST ROXBURY MA

211 PARK ST 16.3 miles

211 PARK ST
ATTLEBORO, MA 2703
Categories: ATTLEBORO MA

32 LAURELWOOD DR 16.4 miles

32 LAURELWOOD DR
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA 2760
Categories: NORTH ATTLEBORO MA

895 MOUNT HOPE ST 16.8 miles

895 MOUNT HOPE ST
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA 2760
Categories: NORTH ATTLEBORO MA

20 DEANVILLE RD 16.9 miles

20 DEANVILLE RD
Attleboro, MA 2703
Categories: Attleboro MA

774 SOUTH ST 16.9 miles

774 SOUTH ST
WRENTHAM, MA 2093
Categories: WRENTHAM MA

426 MOUNT HOPE ST UNIT 501 17.3 miles

426 MOUNT HOPE ST UNIT 501
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA 2760
Categories: NORTH ATTLEBORO MA

148 CHESTNUT ST 17.5 miles

148 CHESTNUT ST
NEEDHAM, MA 2492
Categories: NEEDHAM MA

850 HARRISON AVE STE 1N67 17.6 miles

850 HARRISON AVE STE 1N67
BOSTON, MA 2118
Categories: BOSTON MA

125 PARKER HILL AVE 17.6 miles

125 PARKER HILL AVE
BOSTON, MA 2120
Categories: BOSTON MA

34 S MAIN ST PO BOX 600 17.6 miles

34 S MAIN ST PO BOX 600
ATTLEBORO, MA 2703
Categories: ATTLEBORO MA

286 NEHOIDEN ST 17.8 miles

286 NEHOIDEN ST
NEEDHAM, MA 2492
Categories: NEEDHAM MA

ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY 17.9 miles

ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA 2760
Categories: NORTH ATTLEBORO MA

55 N WASHINGTON ST 17.9 miles

55 N WASHINGTON ST
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA 2760
Categories: NORTH ATTLEBORO MA

319 Longwood Ave, 18.1 miles

319 Longwood Ave,
Boston, MA 2115
Categories: Boston MA

922 HIGHLAND AVE 18.2 miles

922 HIGHLAND AVE
NEEDHAM, MA 2494
Categories: NEEDHAM MA

45 Resnik Rd Ste 201 18.3 miles

45 Resnik Rd Ste 201
Plymouth, MA 2360
Categories: Plymouth MA

1101 Beacon St, 1st floor 18.7 miles

1101 Beacon St, 1st floor
Brookline, MA 2446
Categories: Brookline MA

1285 Beacon St 18.7 miles

1285 Beacon St
Brookline, MA 2446
Categories: Brookline MA

1180 Beacon St Ste 1D, 18.7 miles

1180 Beacon St Ste 1D,
Brookline, MA 2446
Categories: Brookline MA

358 HARVARD ST 18.8 miles

358 HARVARD ST
BROOKLINE, MA 2446
Categories: BROOKLINE MA

101 ARCH ST STE 20 18.9 miles

101 ARCH ST STE 20
BOSTON, MA 2110
Categories: BOSTON MA

500 CUMMINGS CTR Ste 4350 19.0 miles

500 CUMMINGS CTR Ste 4350
BEVERLY, MA 1915
Categories: BEVERLY MA

1400 CENTRE ST, STE 208 19.1 miles

1400 CENTRE ST, STE 208
NEWTON CENTER, MA 2459
Categories: NEWTON CENTER MA

98 N WASHINGTON ST STE 107 19.5 miles

98 N WASHINGTON ST STE 107
BOSTON, MA 2114
Categories: BOSTON MA

736 CAMBRIDGE ST DEPARTMENT OF OCC HLTH AND TRAVEL 19.7 miles

736 CAMBRIDGE ST DEPARTMENT OF OCC HLTH AND TRAVEL
BRIGHTON, MA 2135
Categories: BRIGHTON MA

81B MAIN ST 19.8 miles

81B MAIN ST
MEDWAY, MA 2053
Categories: MEDWAY MA

Onsite Only #1 19.8 miles

Onsite Only #1
Cambridge, MA 2139
Categories: Cambridge MA

1 HARBORSIDE DR 20.1 miles

1 HARBORSIDE DR
EAST BOSTON, MA 2128
Categories: EAST BOSTON MA

114 WESTERN AVE 20.1 miles

114 WESTERN AVE
ALLSTON, MA 2134
Categories: ALLSTON MA

124 WESTERN AVE 20.1 miles

124 WESTERN AVE
ALLSTON, MA 2134
Categories: ALLSTON MA

9 Faun Bar Avenue Ste 2 20.1 miles

9 Faun Bar Avenue Ste 2
WINTHROP, MA 2152
Categories: WINTHROP MA

1400 CAMBRIDGE ST 20.5 miles

1400 CAMBRIDGE ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

1493 CAMBRIDGE ST 20.6 miles

1493 CAMBRIDGE ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

376 Arsenal Street 20.7 miles

376 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 2472
Categories: Watertown MA

156 SAINT ANDREW RD 20.7 miles

156 SAINT ANDREW RD
EAST BOSTON, MA 2128
Categories: EAST BOSTON MA

52 CREST AVE STE 7A 20.9 miles

52 CREST AVE STE 7A
WINTHROP, MA 2152
Categories: WINTHROP MA

12 EVERETT ST 21.1 miles

12 EVERETT ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

1 MARINA PARK DR. 21.2 miles

1 MARINA PARK DR.
WEST NEWTON, MA 2465
Categories: WEST NEWTON MA

57 Long Pond Rd, 21.4 miles

57 Long Pond Rd,
Plymouth, MA 2360
Categories: Plymouth MA

16 WESTWOOD RD 21.4 miles

16 WESTWOOD RD
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

10 CAMBRIA ST 21.4 miles

10 CAMBRIA ST
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

275 SANDWICH ST 21.5 miles

275 SANDWICH ST
PLYMOUTH, MA 2360
Categories: PLYMOUTH MA

5 MIDDLESEX AVE 21.6 miles

5 MIDDLESEX AVE
SOMERVILLE, MA 2145
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

110 LONG POND RD 21.6 miles

110 LONG POND RD
PLYMOUTH, MA 2360
Categories: PLYMOUTH MA

945 WORCESTER ST ROUTE 9W 21.9 miles

945 WORCESTER ST ROUTE 9W
NATICK, MA 1760
Categories: NATICK MA

601 Concord Ave 21.9 miles

601 Concord Ave
Cambridge, MA 2138
Categories: Cambridge MA

41 CARLETON RD 22.3 miles

41 CARLETON RD
BELMONT, MA 2478
Categories: BELMONT MA

725 CONCORD AVE STE 5100 22.3 miles

725 CONCORD AVE STE 5100
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

101 STATION LNDG 22.4 miles

101 STATION LNDG
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

209 ARMISTICE BLVD 22.8 miles

209 ARMISTICE BLVD
PAWTUCKET, RI 2860
Categories: PAWTUCKET RI

51 Sawyer Rd Ste 200 22.8 miles

51 Sawyer Rd Ste 200
Waltham, MA 2453
Categories: Waltham MA

70 HOPE AVE APT 409 22.9 miles

70 HOPE AVE APT 409
WALTHAM, MA 2453
Categories: WALTHAM MA

190 N MAIN ST 23.0 miles

190 N MAIN ST
NATICK, MA 1760
Categories: NATICK MA

9 HOPE AVE 23.0 miles

9 HOPE AVE
WALTHAM, MA 2453
Categories: WALTHAM MA

1030 MAIN ST 23.5 miles

1030 MAIN ST
WALTHAM, MA 2451
Categories: WALTHAM MA

37 MANNING ST 23.5 miles

37 MANNING ST
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

92 HIGH ST 23.7 miles

92 HIGH ST
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

219 CENTRE ST 23.8 miles

219 CENTRE ST
MALDEN, MA 2148
Categories: MALDEN MA

Onsite Only 24.3 miles

Onsite Only
Plymouth, MA 2360
Categories: Plymouth MA

60 Samoser St Apt 1 24.3 miles

60 Samoser St Apt 1
Plymouth, MA 2360
Categories: Plymouth MA

20 S BORDER RD 24.3 miles

20 S BORDER RD
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

1010 G A R HWY 24.6 miles

1010 G A R HWY
SWANSEA, MA 2777
Categories: SWANSEA MA

61 Lincoln St, Suite 308 24.7 miles

61 Lincoln St, Suite 308
Framingham, MA 1702
Categories: Framingham MA

6 BLACKSTONE VALLEY PL 24.8 miles

6 BLACKSTONE VALLEY PL
LINCOLN, RI 2865
Categories: LINCOLN RI

50 WORCESTER RD STE 3 24.9 miles

50 WORCESTER RD STE 3
FRAMINGHAM, MA 1702
Categories: FRAMINGHAM MA

Drug and alcohol testing services are provided for employers and individuals and are administered for various reasons including Employment related such as pre-employment, random, post accident and reasonable suspicion, also US DOT-Part 40, Court Ordered, School and personal reasons.

Scheduling a drug, alcohol or any testing service at any of our Brockton, MA testing facilities is simple and easy. Call (800)221-4291 or you may schedule a test online 24/7 by clicking below and receive your donor pass/registration form with the testing center address and instructions via email.

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Customer Service Is Our #1 Priority- Our Drug Testing centers recognize that needing a drug, alcohol or occupational health test can be stressful at times. Accredited Drug Testing takes the stress out of a stressful situation and is available to answer any questions you may have and provide our services in a friendly, courteous and confidential manner. Call our scheduling department today at (800)221-4291.



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Types of Drug Testing Methods Available

Our testing centers provide many types of drug testing methods, below is a brief description of each method choose the one that is right for your need.


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Urine Test - Urine - Accredited Drug Testing provides drug testing utilizing the Urine screening method. Urine drug testing can be screened for 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 15 panel screenings. Urine drug tests can also include an expanded opiates analysis. Same day service is available and testing centers are located in all cities and in most cases within minutes from your home or office. The detection period for a urine drug test is up to 3-5 days and results are reported in most cases in 2- 3 days.

The procedure for a urine drug test is simple. A donor provides a urine specimen in a cup to a drug testing collection specialist who will then seal the specimen cup, complete various documentation including a chain of custody form, have the donor initial the specimen cup seal, provide identification and upon completion of the collection and paperwork the specimen will be sent in a secure manner by Currier to the laboratory for testing.


Hair Drug Testing - Accredited Drug Testing can provide a drug test utilizing the Hair follicle drug test method and a Hair drug test can be tested for 5, 10, and 12 panel screenings. The detection period for a hair drug test is up to 90 days and results are reported in most cases in 3 -5 days.

The hair drug test is becoming more frequently used by employers, courts and other government agencies due to the fact that the window of detection for illegal drug use for a hair is up to 90 days. Many courts have begun accepting hair testing in place of urine or blood testing and hair testing has been determined to be legally and scientifically admissible evidence in a court of law.

A hair drug test is a simple process whereby a drug testing collection specialist cuts approximately 120 strands of hair from the head or a specific amount from the body and submits the hair to a certified laboratory for analysis. A hair follicle drug test can be screened for a 5 panel, 10 panel or 12 panel test and can also include expanded opiates. If a donor does not have 1 ½ inches of hair on their head, body hair can be utilized, however, if the donor is bald and has none or very little body hair, a hair drug test is not an available option, a urine or oral/saliva test should be utilized.

In addition to our standard drug test panels, opioid screening can be added to any drug test to determine the use and/or abuse of any prescription drugs.

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US DOT Testing and Part 40 Compliance - Accredited Drug Testing provides DOT drug testing for pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion and return to duty for companies or employees regulated and covered by 49 CFR Part 40 including FMCSA, USCG, FTA, FRA, FAA, PHMSA. The drug test required by the Department of Transportation is a 5-panel urine test, which must be analyzed by SAMHSA certified laboratory and verified by a Medical Review Officer (MRO).

Additional DOT services include:

  • -DOT Consortium Membership (random testing)
  • -DOT Supervisor Training
  • -MVR Reports
  • -DOT Drug Policy Development
  • -DOT Physicals
  • -DOT Breath Alcohol Testing

Our Brockton, MA testing centers have certified DOT drug testing collection specialists who are trained in the proper collection of a DOT drug test.

The Opioid Overdose Crisis

Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids—including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl—is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total "economic burden" of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year, including the costs of healthcare, lost productivity, addiction treatment, and criminal justice involvement.

  • Roughly 21 to 29 percent of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them.
  • Between 8 and 12 percent develop an opioid use disorder.
  • An estimated 4 to 6 percent who misuse prescription opioids transition to heroin.
  • About 80 percent of people who use heroin first misused prescription opioids.
  • Opioid overdoses increased 30 percent from July 2016 through September 2017 in 52 areas in 45 states.
  • The Midwestern region saw opioid overdoses increase 70 percent from July 2016 through September 2017.
  • Opioid overdoses in large cities increase by 54 percent in 16 states.

In the late 1990s, pharmaceutical companies reassured the medical community that patients would not become addicted to prescription opioid pain relievers, and healthcare providers began to prescribe them at greater rates. This subsequently led to widespread diversion and misuse of these medications before it became clear that these medications could indeed be highly addictive.3,4 Opioid overdose rates began to increase. In 2017, more than 47,000 Americans died as a result of an opioid overdose, including prescription opioids, heroin, and illicitly manufactured fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.1That same year, an estimated 1.7 million people in the United States suffered from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers, and 652,000 suffered from a heroin use disorder (not mutually exclusive)

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Court Ordered Testing - Accredited Drug Testing and our Brockton, MA drug testing centers also provide drug and alcohol testing for probation and other court ordered testing requirements. Testing services include ETG alcohol testing and drug testing utilizing urine and hair methods. Test results can be sent directly to Probation Officers, Judges, Attorneys or other parties as required. Strict confidentiality is assured.


Alcohol Testing - Accredited Drug Testing and our Brockton, MA testing centers provide alcohol testing including ETG testing in both urine and hair and Breath Alcohol Testing (BAT). Alcohol testing can be added to any drug test screening.

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Testing Facilities Nationwide - In addition to our drug and alcohol testing centers in Brockton, MA and the local area, Accredited Drug Testing has company owned and affiliated collection sites in all States and most cities to serve our clients' needs when traveling or employment related testing is required in multiple cities or States.


On-Site/Mobile Testing - Time Is Money!- Accredited Drug Testing provides On-Site drug testing services in all cities nationwide and can be used for construction sites, sporting events, job fairs and trucking/transportation companies, on site testing is available for DOT and NON-DOT regulated employers. In most cases, on-site mobile testing is cost effective when you have 10 or more employees needing to be drug or alcohol tested without leaving the job site.

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Employer testing/account setup - If you are an employer with at least 5 employees and would like to set up an account for future testing, it's simple and easy. Call us and speak with a client relations representative, (800)221-4291 it takes 5 minutes or less to complete. Account benefits include no setup fees, test discounts, invoicing, test status tracking and personalized customer service.

Does Your Company Have a Written Drug Policy? - Employee Drug & alcohol testing is utilized best when conducted in conjunction with a clear, written drug policy that is shared with all employees, along with employee education about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse, supervisor training on the signs and symptoms of alcohol and drug abuse, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to provide help for employees who may have an alcohol or drug problem. If your company does not have a written drug and alcohol policy or your current policy needs to be revised, Accredited Drug Testing specializes in the development and implementation of an employer's drug and alcohol policy which complies with state and federal law.


DNA Testing Services -Accredited Drug Testing provides DNA testing at testing centers Nationwide for paternity, immigration, and family relationship purposes. DNA testing centers are located in most cities and within minutes of your home or office.

DNA testing can provide an accurate determination of the probability of paternity at 99% more of who the child's biological father or mother is. The initial DNA test takes only a few minutes at the testing center and involves the swabbing of the child and alleged fathers mouth, which will provide saliva to be analyzed by a certified laboratory. Our DNA results are analyzed by a certified AABB laboratory and can be used in a legal proceeding to determine paternity or child custody related issues.

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Local Area Info: Brockton, Massachusetts

Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 95,314 in the 2015 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County. Brockton is the seventh largest city in Massachusetts and is sometimes referred to as the "City of Champions", due to the success of native boxers Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, as well as its successful Brockton High School sports programs. Two of the villages within the city are Montello and Campello, both have the distinction of having their own MBTA Commuter Rail Stations and post offices. Campello is the smallest neighborhood in the city, but also the most populous. Brockton hosts a baseball team, the Brockton Rox. Brockton is one of the windiest cities in the United States, with an average wind speed of 14.3 mph.

In 1649, Ousamequin (Massasoit) sold the surrounding land, then known as Saughtucket, to Myles Standish as an addition to Duxbury. Brockton was part of this area, which the English renamed Bridgewater, until 1821, when it became the town of North Bridgewater. Its name changed in 1874, after a contentious process finally decided on naming it after Isaac Brock (the initial British commanding general at Queenston Heights, where invading American troops suffered a rout, in 1812), after a local merchant heard of Brockville, Ontario, on a trip to Niagara Falls. Brockton became a city on April 9, 1881. During the American Civil War, Brockton was America's largest producer of shoes, and until the latter parts of the 20th century Brockton had a large shoe and leather products industry.[citation needed]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.6 square miles (56 km2), of which 21.5 square miles (56 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.56%) is water. Brockton is the 162nd largest city by land area in the Commonwealth, and the twelfth largest of the twenty-seven towns in Plymouth County. Brockton is bordered by Stoughton to the northwest, Avon to the north, Holbrook to the northeast, Abington to the northeast, Whitman and East Bridgewater to the southeast, West Bridgewater to the south, and Easton to the west. Brockton is approximately 25 miles south of Boston, and 30 miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island.

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Population (male): 43,883

Population (female): 51,789

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,125.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Brockton: 135.6 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (breakdown): (8.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.5% for Black residents, 27.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.5% for American Indian residents, 25.3% for other race residents, 25.5% for two or more races residents)

Races:
      Black alone - 38,622 - 40.4%
      White alone - 27,541 - 28.8%
      Other race alone - 15,002 - 15.7%
      Hispanic - 8,929 - 9.3%
      Two or more races - 2,922 - 3.1%
      Asian alone - 2,163 - 2.3%
      American Indian alone - 485 - 0.5%

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