Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Brentwood is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, taxis helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Brentwood area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The percentage of adults in Brentwood who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.21% of the adults in Brentwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Brentwood in 2022 was $33,702, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,808 for a family of four. However, Brentwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Brentwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Brentwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Brentwood, accounting for 72.90% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Brentwood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Brentwood include Italian, German, Haitian, Irish, and Ghanian.
Brentwood also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 41.64%.
The most common language spoken in Brentwood is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.
