California · Census place 08142
Brentwood city, CA
Quick answer
Brentwood city has 64,609 residents, ranking #142 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $139,567, the median home is worth $791,600 and median gross rent runs $2,509 a month.
- Population
- 64,609Brentwood city residents
- Median household income
- $139,567Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $791,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,509Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brentwood city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brentwood city median would spend about 21.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.8% of residents and 82% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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