Brent vs West Blocton

A side-by-side comparison of Brent and West Blocton: population, income, housing, and more.

Brent and West Blocton are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brent has the higher population (2,862 vs 1,320 in West Blocton). West Blocton has the higher median household income ($37,537 vs $24,041 in Brent). Brent has the higher median home value ($143,300 vs $107,400 in West Blocton).

Population, income & housing

	Brent	West Blocton
Population	2,862	1,320
Median age	40.3 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$24,041	$37,537
Median home value	$143,300	$107,400
Median gross rent	$484	$955
Housing units	1,129	549
Homeownership rate	56.0%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brent	West Blocton
Population	4,803 → 2,862 (-40.4%)	1,240 → 1,320 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$34,283 → $24,041 (-29.9%)	$33,625 → $37,537 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$91,100 → $143,300 (+57.3%)	$83,700 → $107,400 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $484 (-35.8%)	$849 → $955 (+12.5%)

Brent

Population

4,8032,862

Median household income

$34,283$24,041

Median home value

$91,100$143,300

Median gross rent

$754$484

West Blocton

Population

1,2401,320

Median household income

$33,625$37,537

Median home value

$83,700$107,400

Median gross rent

$849$955

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brent	West Blocton
Under 5	2.7%	2.7%
5 to 17	17.5%	25.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	16.9%	17.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	14.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	8.0%
55 to 64	15.1%	9.6%
65 to 74	12.6%	3.9%
75 and over	3.6%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brent	West Blocton
White (non-Hispanic)	44.2%	75.5%
Black or African American	54.4%	13.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brent	West Blocton
No high school diploma	24.9%	17.2%
High school graduate	42.0%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brent	West Blocton
Drove alone	88.1%	84.3%
Carpooled	2.8%	12.7%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brent	West Blocton
1-unit, detached	61.4%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Brent	West Blocton
Poverty rate	47.1%	26.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1975	1983