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.
In Brent, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.85 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
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.
