Brentwood

Population: 8,151
Median household income: $86,641
Median home value: $276,100

Brentwood is a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to 8,151 residents. At $86,641, its median household income sits above St. Louis County's $81,340.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brentwood's population grew 1.8% from 8,005 to 8,151, while its median home value rose 20.7% from $228,800 to $276,100.

73.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 63.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,151
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $86,641
Median home value: $276,100
Median gross rent: $1,380
Housing units: 4,452
Homeownership rate: 63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,0058,151

Median household income

$81,069$86,641

Median home value

$228,800$276,100

Median gross rent

$1,239$1,380

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,005	$81,069	$228,800	$1,239
2020	7,986	$80,486	$237,800	$1,245
2021	8,198	$81,692	$234,800	$1,336
2022	8,173	$89,688	$270,300	$1,357
2023	8,151	$86,641	$276,100	$1,380

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	447	5.5%
5 to 17	1,103	13.5%
18 to 24	714	8.8%
25 to 34	1,507	18.5%
35 to 44	1,348	16.5%
45 to 54	817	10.0%
55 to 64	956	11.7%
65 to 74	769	9.4%
75 and over	490	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,416	78.7%
Black or African American	244	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	511	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	0.5%
Two or more races	808	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	133	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.1%

High school graduate9.3%

Some college or associate's16.6%

Bachelor's degree35.8%

Graduate or professional degree37.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	65	1.1%
High school graduate	546	9.3%
Some college or associate's	978	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,105	35.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,193	37.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit2.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home16.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,495	73.4%
Carpooled	287	6.0%
Public transit	100	2.1%
Walked	61	1.3%
Bicycle	8	0.2%
Worked from home	789	16.6%
Other means	20	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	991	25.0%
15 to 29 min	2,284	57.5%
30 to 44 min	614	15.5%
45 to 59 min	49	1.2%
60+ min	33	0.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 4.9% (390 of 8,021)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,886	45.0%
Nonfamily households	2,303	55.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,189	94.1%
Vacant	263	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,648	63.2%
Renter-occupied	1,541	36.8%

1-unit, detached52.0%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units18.5%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units8.9%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,314	52.0%
1-unit, attached	414	9.3%
2 to 4 units	823	18.5%
5 to 19 units	461	10.4%
20 or more units	398	8.9%
Mobile home & other	42	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2908236
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.95 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.6194, -90.3475