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Brent, AL
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Living in Brent



Brent is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 4,074 people and three associated neighborhoods, Brent is the 173rd largest community in Alabama.

A relatively large number of people in Brent telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.68% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Brent has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Brent a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Brent, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.85 minutes every day commuting to work.

The population of Brent has a very low overall level of education: only 9.54% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Brent in 2022 was $16,638, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,552 for a family of four. However, Brent contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Brent also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 50.79% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Brent is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brent home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brent residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Brent include Irish, English, German, French, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Brent is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.


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