Brent is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 22,154 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Brent is the 116th largest community in Florida.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Brent is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brent is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Brent who work in sales jobs (16.28%), office and administrative support jobs (14.21%), and food service (7.48%).

In addition, Brent is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Brent culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Brent really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Brent every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Brent. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Brent benefits directly from this.

One of the benefits of Brent is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.17 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

In Brent, a good number of local people need and depend on public transportation to get to work each day, and local public transit does provide some options. Most who use transit in Brent ride the bus.

Brent Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Brent rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.21% of adults 25 and older in Brent have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Brent in 2000 was $11,774, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $47,096 for a family of four.

Brent is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Brent home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Brent is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brent include Irish, German, and English.

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