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BrentwoodCA

Brentwood, CA is a 59K-resident city in Contra Costa County with a median household income of $142,494.

Contra Costa County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Brentwood, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Brentwood has a population larger than 83% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $836,600.

Data updated 2026-09-03

59K
Population (place)
Top 17%
By size
$142,494
Median income (place)
$836,600
Median home (place)
8.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Brentwood

Brentwood posts a median household income higher than 91% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 9%
by median income, US cities

Where Brentwood income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$142,494 Top 9% higher than 91% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Brentwood $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Brentwood, CA beyond the headline numbers

Brentwood sits inside Contra Costa County, California, at roughly 37.93°N, -121.70°W. Population 58,968, $142,494 median household income. Median home value $836,600, median rent $2,758. Poverty rate 8.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 8.3%, poverty in Brentwood, CA runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in Brentwood costs around 5.9 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

18.6% of Brentwood workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 9.4% in Brentwood, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Brentwood from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
58,968
Brentwood · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$142,494
+59% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$836,600
+102% vs avg
Median Age (place)
40.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Contra Costa County): Brentwood's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.2M+9%
Median Income
$127,229+62%
Median Home Value
$866,800+115%
Poverty Rate
8.4%-20%
Unemployment
6.5%-37%

Economics

Economics indicators for Brentwood, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,758/mo
Poverty Rate
8.3% -33% vs avg
Unemployment 5.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 39.3%
Work From Home 18.6%
Public Transit 1.4%

Population

White 46%
African American 8.5%
Asian 15.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
34.9%
High Blood Pressure
30.4%
Obesity
28.6%
Physical Inactivity
22.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.1%
Binge Drinking
16.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.2%
Diabetes
10.4%
Current Asthma
9.8%
Current Smoking
9.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 69%
Annual Checkup 72.4%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.3%
Stroke
2.9%

What alerts and safety updates affect Brentwood?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Brentwood right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet CA-BRENTWOOD-CA · Brentwood

Brentwood: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Brentwood; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse California state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Brentwood, CA? ▼
Brentwood, CA has a population of 58,968 people, located in Contra Costa County, California.
What is the median household income in Brentwood? ▼
The median household income in Brentwood, CA is $142,494 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 8.3%.
What is the median home value in Brentwood? ▼
The median home value in Brentwood, CA is $836,600. Median rent is $2,758/month.
What are the top health concerns in Brentwood? ▼
The top health indicators in Brentwood include Short Sleep Duration (34.9%), High Blood Pressure (30.4%), Obesity (28.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Brentwood? ▼
The median age in Brentwood, CA is 40.2 years. 39.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Brentwood, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (8.3% here).

Appleton, WI 8.3% Kettering, OH 8.3% North Olmsted, OH 8.3% Land O' Lakes, FL 8.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($142,494 here).

East Renton Highlands, WA $142,500 Palmetto Bay, FL $142,447 Saint James, NY $142,368 Orange, CT $142,325

Compare Brentwood with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Brentwood's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Brentwood area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Brentwood against California peers on any ranking lens. Explore California

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Contra Costa County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.