Brentwood is a medium-sized town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 35,608 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Brentwood is the 17th largest community in Tennessee.

Brentwood is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.77% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Brentwood is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brentwood who work in management occupations (21.64%), sales jobs (16.07%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.96%).

Of important note, Brentwood is also a town of artists. Brentwood has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Brentwood's character.

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.

In addition, Brentwood is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

"If you live in Brentwood, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Brentwood residents do (98.4%). Brentwood is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Brentwood Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Brentwood. 62.62% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Brentwood in 2000 was $44,600, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $178,400 for a family of four. However, Brentwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brentwood include English, German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Brentwood is English.