Brentwood is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 66,127 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Brentwood is the 143rd largest community in California. Brentwood has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Brentwood, where the median household income is $134,689.00.

Housing costs in Brentwood are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.14% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Brentwood is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Brentwood a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Brentwood has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Brentwood’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Brentwood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.27 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Brentwood citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.09% of adults in Brentwood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brentwood in 2022 was $53,655, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $214,620 for a family of four. However, Brentwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Brentwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brentwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brentwood residents report their race to be 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 25.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Brentwood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

In addition, Brentwood has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.84%).

The most common language spoken in Brentwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.