Brentwood, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

9,866

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.1

5.11% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.1%

9.27% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$68,904

14% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$148,400

Population & Diversity

Brentwood, PA is home to a population of 9.87k people, from which 96.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.07% of Brentwood, PA residents were born outside of the country (796 people).

In 2024, there were 6.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.78k people) in Brentwood, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.17k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 689 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.5% of Brentwood, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brentwood, PA was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Brentwood, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brentwood, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.78k ± 784
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.17k ± 529
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
689 ± 521

0.101%

Hispanic Population

10 people

0.101% of the people in Brentwood, PA are hispanic (10 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brentwood, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

8.07%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

796 people

6.54%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

649 people

As of 2024, 8.07% of Brentwood, PA residents (796 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brentwood, PA was 6.54%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Brentwood, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
256 ± 185
Gulf War (1990s)
61 ± 58
Gulf War (2001-)
35 ± 48

Brentwood, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Brentwood, PA.

Economy

The economy of Brentwood, PA employs 4.86k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brentwood, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,075 people), Retail Trade (691 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (497 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($71,222), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,222), and Finance & Insurance ($64,353).

Employment

Occupations

4.86k

2024 Value

± 733

−1.68%

1 Year decline

± 20.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brentwood, PA declined at a rate of −1.68%, from 4.95k employees to 4.86k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brentwood, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (836 people), Sales & Related Occupations (585 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (523 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brentwood, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.86k

2024 Value

± 733

−1.68%

1 Year decline

± 20.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brentwood, PA declined at a rate of −1.68%, from 4.95k employees to 4.86k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brentwood, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,075 people), Retail Trade (691 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (497 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brentwood, PA, though some of these residents may live in Brentwood, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,771

Median earning men ± $6,949

$44,127

Median earning women ± $4,958

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,073), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,411).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,169), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,938), and Retail Trade ($53,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brentwood, PA was $148,400 in 2024, which is 0.446 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $143,700 to $148,400, a 3.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Brentwood, PA is 58%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brentwood, PA have an average commute time of 32.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brentwood, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$148,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,427

$2,644

Median Property Taxes

±$446

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 Brentwood, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

58%

Homeownership

2024

58%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58% of the housing units in Brentwood, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.6%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$68,904

Median Household Income

± $13,461

4.56k

Number of Households

± 680

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.56k households in Brentwood, PA grew to $68,904 from the previous year's value of $60,432.

The following chart displays the households in Brentwood, PA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brentwood, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (63.5%)
Worked At Home (19.3%)
Public Transit (9.1%)

In 2024, 63.5% of workers in Brentwood, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.1%).

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

32.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brentwood, PA have a longer commute time (32.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.66% of the workforce in Brentwood, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brentwood, PA (1.88k out of 9.85k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brentwood, PA is White, followed by Black 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

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

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

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