Brent vs West Pensacola

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

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

Brent has the higher population (23,441 vs 20,679 in West Pensacola). Brent has the higher median household income ($45,708 vs $38,641 in West Pensacola). Brent has the higher median home value ($121,100 vs $109,800 in West Pensacola).

Population, income & housing

	Brent	West Pensacola
Population	23,441	20,679
Median age	25.1 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,708	$38,641
Median home value	$121,100	$109,800
Median gross rent	$1,074	$1,086
Housing units	8,314	10,221
Homeownership rate	50.3%	49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brent	West Pensacola
Population	22,337 → 23,441 (+4.9%)	21,056 → 20,679 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$39,549 → $45,708 (+15.6%)	$35,068 → $38,641 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$82,100 → $121,100 (+47.5%)	$65,900 → $109,800 (+66.6%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,074 (+22.7%)	$873 → $1,086 (+24.4%)

Brent

Population

22,33723,441

Median household income

$39,549$45,708

Median home value

$82,100$121,100

Median gross rent

$875$1,074

West Pensacola

Population

21,05620,679

Median household income

$35,068$38,641

Median home value

$65,900$109,800

Median gross rent

$873$1,086

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brent	West Pensacola
Under 5	6.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	16.7%	14.9%
18 to 24	26.9%	8.7%
25 to 34	11.1%	15.1%
35 to 44	9.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	6.1%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.4%
65 to 74	6.9%	12.2%
75 and over	4.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brent	West Pensacola
White (non-Hispanic)	46.5%	41.8%
Black or African American	32.6%	40.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brent	West Pensacola
No high school diploma	15.0%	17.5%
High school graduate	31.2%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brent	West Pensacola
Drove alone	52.7%	65.9%
Carpooled	8.1%	12.8%
Public transit	0.8%	4.7%
Walked	11.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	25.3%	8.4%
Other means	1.7%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brent	West Pensacola
1-unit, detached	59.4%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	8.3%
20 or more units	6.4%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Brent	West Pensacola
Poverty rate	24.5%	25.2%
Average household size	2.50	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1974	1963