CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brent

Florida · 21,624 residents · 10.2 sq mi

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Brent is home to 21,624 people in Florida. This skews young, with a median age of 28.2. The typical home is worth $44,800. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 23.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 23% less than in Florida as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,624

−3%vs 2000

vs 22,257 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

28.2

+6%vs 2000

vs 26.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(1,803)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(1,589)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(1,411)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1912%(2,588)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.5%(2,482)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(3,301)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(2,445)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(2,179)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(1,958)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(1,210)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(546)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(112)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,204

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,488 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,572

−27%vs 2000

vs $11,774 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,800

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$360

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $470 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.8% in 2000

38.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.8%(13,082)

Black34.1%(7,591)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(433)

Asian2.3%(504)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.7%(15,067)

Black27.4%(5,921)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(352)

Asian1.4%(309)

Other1.5%(327)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American4.5%(1,065)

Mexican3.6%(866)

Honduran2.2%(514)

Cuban1.9%(443)

Guatemalan1.7%(409)

Puerto Rican1%(247)

Dominican0.5%(112)

Salvadoran0.4%(93)

South American0.3%(82)

Spaniard0.2%(57)

Nicaraguan0.2%(49)

Colombian0.2%(45)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(24)

Bolivian0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(204)

Chinese0.5%(126)

Vietnamese0.4%(104)

Asian Indian0.3%(74)

Korean0.2%(41)

Laotian0.1%(35)

Indonesian0.1%(29)

Cambodian0.1%(22)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.5%(119)

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Ancestry

German10.5%(2,507)

Irish8%(1,895)

English7.9%(1,885)

American3.4%(817)

Italian2.8%(677)

Scottish1.5%(352)

Polish1.5%(347)

French1.4%(338)

Subsaharan African1.4%(338)

Romanian1.3%(301)

Welsh1.1%(262)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(186)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.7%(171)

Swedish0.5%(117)

Belgian0.4%(107)

Dutch0.4%(98)

Russian0.4%(98)

Nigerian0.4%(90)

Ukrainian0.3%(80)

West Indian0.3%(78)

Iranian0.3%(65)

Greek0.2%(59)

Jamaican0.2%(53)

Brazilian0.2%(47)

Swiss0.2%(46)

British0.2%(40)

Danish0.1%(33)

Kenyan0.1%(32)

Hungarian0.1%(31)

Portuguese0.1%(31)

Macedonian0.1%(24)

Arab0.1%(21)

Jordanian0.1%(21)

Israeli0.1%(19)

Turkish0.1%(18)

Guyanese0.1%(13)

French Canadian0.1%(12)

Austrian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Central American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.1%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 12.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married50.7%(4,515)

Married36.8%(3,277)

Widowed4.2%(370)

Divorced8.4%(752)

Women 15+

Never married54.1%(5,485)

Married30.3%(3,075)

Widowed6%(606)

Divorced9.5%(966)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2013

from 19.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.2%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.8%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.5%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 59.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% 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)18%(333)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.6%(676)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.9%(590)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.5%(176)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,848 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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