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Brentwood

California · 66,607 residents (2025 est.) · 14.9 sq mi
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The short version

Brentwood is a city of 65,208 people in California. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 41,906 people. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $836,600. Median rent is $2,758 a month. Few US cities rank higher on income. 82% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
65,208
+180%since 2000
from 23,302 in 2000
66,607 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,387 / sq mi
+38%since 2009
from 3,172 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.2
+23%since 2000
from 32.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
14.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2K19K36K54K71K19902000201020202024Brentwood
202465K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(3,412)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.2%(4,705)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.8%(5,706)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.6%(4,964)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(3,904)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349.2%(5,996)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(8,843)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.5%(9,486)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.1%(7,869)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.7%(5,646)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.5%(3,598)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(1,079)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$142,494
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $69,198 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$55,793
+124%since 2000
from $24,909 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
75.5%
+16.9 ptssince 2009
from 58.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.3%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 5.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.410
+13%since 2010
from 0.363 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade6.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration4.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$836,600
+84%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $249,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,758
+82%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $830 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
82.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 80.7% in 2000
17.8% rent
Vacancy rate
2.1%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.05 people
−2%since 2009
from 3.12 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
33.7%
−20.9 ptssince 2009
from 54.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.6%
−10.1 ptssince 2009
from 64.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.9
−1%since 2009
from 5.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
67
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic63.1%(14,692)
Black2.4%(553)
Hispanic / Latino28.2%(6,565)
Asian2.7%(632)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic42.2%(27,519)
Black7.7%(5,020)
Hispanic / Latino27.1%(17,700)
Asian15.3%(10,001)
Other7.6%(4,968)
Diversity Score
89
+19%since 2009
from 75 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican18.4%(12,029)
Central American2.8%(1,820)
South American2.4%(1,562)
Peruvian1.2%(794)
Salvadoran1.2%(769)
Spaniard1%(670)
Puerto Rican0.9%(583)
Nicaraguan0.8%(522)
Chilean0.3%(210)
Guatemalan0.3%(208)
Argentine0.3%(168)
Colombian0.2%(149)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.2%(142)
Ecuadorian0.2%(114)
Bolivian0.2%(110)
Honduran0%(16)
Cuban0%(14)
Asian origin
Filipino5%(3,264)
Asian Indian3.8%(2,505)
Chinese2.6%(1,675)
Pakistani0.9%(598)
Kazakh0.7%(484)
Japanese0.6%(396)
Korean0.6%(373)
Vietnamese0.4%(257)
Taiwanese0.2%(155)
Bangladeshi0.2%(128)
Mongolian0.1%(76)
Cambodian0%(23)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(20)
Mien0%(9)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.3%(185)
Guamanian0.3%(179)
Samoan0.2%(149)
Fijian0.2%(100)
Tongan0.1%(54)
Ancestry
Irish8.7%(5,699)
German8.2%(5,365)
English7.6%(4,977)
Italian5.3%(3,448)
Portuguese2.2%(1,464)
American1.9%(1,225)
Polish1.7%(1,081)
Scottish1.5%(949)
Norwegian1.3%(850)
Arab1.3%(821)
French1.1%(707)
+ 39 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.9%(571)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(549)
British0.8%(495)
Greek0.7%(426)
Iranian0.5%(332)
Dutch0.5%(296)
Danish0.4%(277)
Armenian0.4%(270)
Welsh0.4%(262)
Russian0.4%(250)
Egyptian0.4%(239)
Czech0.3%(227)
Palestinian0.3%(198)
Turkish0.3%(187)
Romanian0.3%(186)
Swiss0.3%(184)
Brazilian0.3%(180)
Ukrainian0.3%(173)
Ghanaian0.2%(152)
Finnish0.2%(119)
Croatian0.2%(114)
Austrian0.2%(107)
Lithuanian0.1%(86)
West Indian0.1%(83)
Jamaican0.1%(83)
Hungarian0.1%(74)
Moroccan0.1%(73)
Nigerian0.1%(71)
Ethiopian0.1%(64)
Belgian0.1%(43)
Bulgarian0.1%(38)
Canadian0.1%(36)
Syrian0.1%(35)
Lebanese0%(21)
Serbian0%(12)
Israeli0%(11)
Slovak0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.3%
+18.4 ptssince 2000
from 20.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.7%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 82.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.9%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 5.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
40.0 min
+4%since 2000
from 38.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.8%
−13.0 ptssince 2009
from 79.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.4%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.6%
+14.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.9%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.8%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 9.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.0%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 65.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 72.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
18.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 16.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
45.9%
+8.0 ptssince 2009
from 37.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
19.3%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.8%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2012
from 9.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
2.1%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 6.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.6%
+6.1 ptssince 2017
from 90.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.2%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 96.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.0%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 87.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
69.7%
−7.4 ptssince 2016
from 77.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
14.1%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 14.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.5%(7,768)
Married62.2%(15,345)
Widowed1.8%(456)
Divorced4.5%(1,113)
Women 15+
Never married24%(6,396)
Married56.8%(15,175)
Widowed7.8%(2,074)
Divorced11.5%(3,058)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
2.1%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 6.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
71.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 71.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
80.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 81.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 31.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.7%(833)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(536)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31%(870)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(179)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,807 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Brentwood, California?

Brentwood, California has about 65,208 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Brentwood, California?

The typical household in Brentwood, California earns about $142,494 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Brentwood, California expensive?

In Brentwood, California, the median home is worth about $836,600, and the typical rent is about $2,758 a month.

How educated are people in Brentwood, California?

About 39.3% of adults age 25 and over in Brentwood, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Brentwood, California?

About 8.3% of people in Brentwood, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Brentwood, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Brentwood, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 57,645 residents, a change of about 762 percent over that period.

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