Brent

Population: 2,862
Median household income: $24,041
Median home value: $143,300

Brent is a community in Bibb County, Alabama, home to 2,862 residents. At $24,041, its median household income sits below Bibb County's $51,215.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brent's population declined 40.4% from 4,803 to 2,862, while its median home value rose 57.3% from $91,100 to $143,300.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 54.4% of the population. 88.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,862
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $24,041
Median home value: $143,300
Median gross rent: $484
Housing units: 1,129
Homeownership rate: 56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,8032,862

Median household income

$34,283$24,041

Median home value

$91,100$143,300

Median gross rent

$754$484

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,803	$34,283	$91,100	$754
2020	4,768	—	$100,800	$662
2021	3,214	$22,304	$107,900	$511
2022	2,994	$26,250	$128,000	$471
2023	2,862	$24,041	$143,300	$484

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	77	2.7%
5 to 17	501	17.5%
18 to 24	181	6.3%
25 to 34	483	16.9%
35 to 44	425	14.8%
45 to 54	301	10.5%
55 to 64	432	15.1%
65 to 74	360	12.6%
75 and over	102	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,264	44.2%
Black or African American	1,557	54.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.9%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	524	24.9%
High school graduate	883	42.0%
Some college or associate's	448	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	115	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	133	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone88.1%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit1.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	502	88.1%
Carpooled	16	2.8%
Public transit	9	1.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	7.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	153	29.0%
15 to 29 min	80	15.2%
30 to 44 min	193	36.6%
45 to 59 min	87	16.5%
60+ min	14	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 47.1% (1,103 of 2,341)

	Count	Share
Family households	684	67.9%
Nonfamily households	323	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,007	89.2%
Vacant	122	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	564	56.0%
Renter-occupied	443	44.0%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units17.6%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other9.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	693	61.4%
1-unit, attached	7	0.6%
2 to 4 units	199	17.6%
5 to 19 units	98	8.7%
20 or more units	20	1.8%
Mobile home & other	112	9.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0109136
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 32.9449, -87.1721