Brent, AL

Census Place

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2023 Population

2,862

4.41% 1-year decline

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.3

0.739% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$143,300

12% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

570

40.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Brent, AL had a population of 2.86k people with a median age of 40.3 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Brent, AL declined from 2,994 to 2,862, a −4.41% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Brent, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Brent, AL was $143,300, and the homeownership rate was 56%.

Most people in Brent, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Brent, AL was 1 car per household.

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Economy

The economy of Brent, AL employs 570 people. The largest industries in Brent, AL are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

570

2023 Value

± 172

40.4%

1 Year growth

± 35.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Brent, AL grew at a rate of 40.4%, from 406 employees to 570 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brent, AL, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brent, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

570

2023 Value

± 172

40.4%

1 Year growth

± 35.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Brent, AL grew at a rate of 40.4%, from 406 employees to 570 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brent, AL, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brent, AL, though some of these residents may live in Brent, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,135

Median earning men ± $5,230

$27,417

Median earning women ± $14,966

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($84,013), Public Administration ($71,875), and Retail Trade ($29,679).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,438).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.1%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.533%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.905% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.822% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.23M), Some college (913k), and Secondary Education (625k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brent, AL was $143,300 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $128,000 to $143,300, a 12% increase. The homeownership rate in Brent, AL is 56%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Brent, AL have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brent, AL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$143,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$54,219

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Brent, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brent, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

56%

Homeownership

2023

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 56% of the housing units in Brent, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brent, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Brent, AL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

1.01k

Number of Households

± 237

In N/A, the median household income of the 1.01k households in Brent, AL N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Brent, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brent, AL is from Alabama.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.458

2021 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2022, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0777% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (88.1%)
Worked At Home (7.54%)
Carpooled (2.81%)

In 2023, 88.1% of workers in Brent, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.54%) and those who carpooled to work (2.81%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brent, AL have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.66% of the workforce in Brent, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Brent, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brent, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brent, AL have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brent, AL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brent, AL is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brent, AL N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Brent, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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