Brentwood vs Swissvale

A side-by-side comparison of Brentwood and Swissvale: population, income, housing, and more.

Brentwood and Swissvale are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brentwood has the higher population (9,927 vs 8,499 in Swissvale). Brentwood has the higher median household income ($60,432 vs $60,114 in Swissvale). Brentwood has the higher median home value ($143,700 vs $141,300 in Swissvale).

Population, income & housing

	Brentwood	Swissvale
Population	9,927	8,499
Median age	37.2 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,432	$60,114
Median home value	$143,700	$141,300
Median gross rent	$822	$1,097
Housing units	4,789	4,879
Homeownership rate	62.6%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.4%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brentwood	Swissvale
Population	9,386 → 9,927 (+5.8%)	8,760 → 8,499 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$58,303 → $60,432 (+3.7%)	$50,067 → $60,114 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$98,500 → $143,700 (+45.9%)	$109,900 → $141,300 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$764 → $822 (+7.6%)	$833 → $1,097 (+31.7%)

Brentwood

Population

9,3869,927

Median household income

$58,303$60,432

Median home value

$98,500$143,700

Median gross rent

$764$822

Swissvale

Population

8,7608,499

Median household income

$50,067$60,114

Median home value

$109,900$141,300

Median gross rent

$833$1,097

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brentwood	Swissvale
Under 5	8.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	12.6%
18 to 24	4.8%	5.9%
25 to 34	15.2%	19.8%
35 to 44	17.3%	16.1%
45 to 54	9.8%	12.7%
55 to 64	10.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.3%
75 and over	7.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brentwood	Swissvale
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	58.4%
Black or African American	7.7%	27.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	7.2%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brentwood	Swissvale
No high school diploma	3.9%	2.9%
High school graduate	25.5%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brentwood	Swissvale
Drove alone	60.4%	49.9%
Carpooled	6.6%	7.7%
Public transit	12.3%	14.3%
Walked	2.3%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	18.5%	20.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brentwood	Swissvale
1-unit, detached	61.3%	46.7%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	15.8%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	19.2%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	14.7%
20 or more units	12.4%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brentwood	Swissvale
Poverty rate	17.5%	13.1%
Average household size	2.21	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1951	1941