Brentwood is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 23,284 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Brentwood is the 292nd largest community in California.

Much of the housing in Brentwood has been built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Brentwood economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Brentwood, where the median household income is $69,198.

Unlike some cities, Brentwood isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Brentwood are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brentwood is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brentwood who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.46%), sales jobs (12.15%), and management occupations (11.64%).

Also of interest is that Brentwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Brentwood are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Brentwood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 43.79 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Brentwood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Brentwood Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Brentwood who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 20.91% of adults in Brentwood have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Brentwood in 2000 was $24,909, which is upper middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,636 for a family of four. However, Brentwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Brentwood is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brentwood home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Brentwood is White, followed by Asian. Brentwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.86% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Brentwood include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Portuguese.

The most common language spoken in Brentwood is English. Some people also speak Spanish.