Brentwood

Population & Demographics

Brentwood, CA

Brentwood is home to 65,208 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 29,702 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
65,208
people
Population

65,208 residents

Median age 40.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Brentwood population & demographics

Who lives in Brentwood — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
65,208
Median age
40.2yrs
Median household income
$142,494
Median home value
$836,600
Median gross rent
$2,758/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
39.3%
Poverty rate
8.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Brentwood

How Brentwood breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White42.2%
Hispanic or Latino27.1%
Asian15.3%
Black7.7%
Two or more races6.0%
Some other race1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%

Race across Brentwood

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Brentwood.

Brentwood at a glance
Employed Residents
29,702
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
28.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
18.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
San Francisco
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Brentwood proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Brentwood commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

22 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Brentwood

29,702 commutes, one dot at a time

Brentwood

Where 29,702 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Brentwood, by worker count.

1Brentwood0.0 mi4,034
2San Francisco41.5 mi2,354
3Antioch6.0 mi1,402
4Oakland29.7 mi1,310
5Walnut Creek18.3 mi1,257
6Concord16.5 mi1,216
7Livermore17.5 mi1,058
8San Jose44.2 mi990

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Brentwood.

1Brentwood0.0 mi4,034
2Antioch6.0 mi1,530
3Oakley3.8 mi1,447
4Pittsburg11.4 mi498
5Discovery Bay5.9 mi487
6Concord16.5 mi363
7Stockton22.6 mi360
8San Jose44.2 mi355

Top industries

The sectors that employ Brentwood’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade17.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services16.1%
EDEducational Services15.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance12.9%
COConstruction12.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.7%
MFManufacturing3.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Brentwood

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps99%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Brentwood

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