Brentwood

Population & Demographics

Brentwood, TN

Brentwood is home to 45,556 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 20,833 resident workers commute each day.

TennesseeCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
45,556
people
Population

45,556 residents

Median age 44.9 · 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
45,556
Median age
44.9yrs
Median household income
$182,088
Median home value
$1,031,300
Median gross rent
$2,825/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
73.8%
Poverty rate
3.6%

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).

White80.1%
Asian8.0%
Black4.6%
Two or more races3.7%
Hispanic or Latino3.1%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

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
20,833
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
28.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
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

55 / 100

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

Brentwood

20,833 commutes, one dot at a time

Brentwood

Where 20,833 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)11.0 mi9,680
2Franklin6.7 mi3,165
3Brentwood0.0 mi2,444
4Smyrna14.4 mi438
5Memphis189.0 mi385
6Murfreesboro22.7 mi372
7Berry Hill8.7 mi340
8Chattanooga107.5 mi241

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Brentwood.

1Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)11.0 mi14,713
2Franklin6.7 mi3,171
3Brentwood0.0 mi2,444
4Murfreesboro22.7 mi2,298
5Spring Hill18.3 mi1,734
6Smyrna14.4 mi935
7Memphis189.0 mi841
8Mount Juliet20.1 mi837

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%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services23.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance12.8%
FIFinance and Insurance10.9%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises10.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.7%
RTRetail Trade7.0%
INInformation6.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.0%
WSWholesale Trade3.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Brentwood

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

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

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