Brentwood is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 62,387 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Brentwood is the 15th largest community in New York. Housing costs in Brentwood are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.Brentwood is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Brentwood is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Brentwood who work in office and administrative support (11.08%), sales jobs (10.23%), and management occupations (6.76%). 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. In addition, Brentwood has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (41.64%). The most common language spoken in Brentwood is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.
