Brent CDP, Escambia County, Florida Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Brent CDP, Florida, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Brent CDP, Florida. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Brent CDP, Florida. The estimated population of Brent CDP, Florida is 21,717 people, with a median age of 30.8.

We can look at the total population in Brent CDP over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
21,717
-0.45% -4.59%
2020
21,816
-2.33% -
2019
22,337
+1.27%
-
2018
22,056
-3.1% -
2017
22,761
- -

Population of Brent CDP, Florida by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
49.4%
50%
-1.20%
Black/African American
31.7%
34.5%
-8.12%
Native
0.2%
1%
-80.00%
Hispanic
9.5%
6.2%
+53.23%
Asian
3.2%
2.8%
+14.29%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.4%
-75.00%
Two Or More Races
5.9%
5%
+18.00%
Other
0.1%
0.1%
0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Brent CDP, Florida by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 30.8 +0.33% 28 +4.09% 31.8 -0.93%
2020 30.7 +3.02% 26.9 +0.37% 32.1 +3.55%
2019 29.8 -4.49% 26.8 -10.37% 31 -3.43%
2018 31.2 +6.12% 29.9 +5.28% 32.1 +6.29%
2017 29.4 - 28.4 - 30.2 -

The median age of Brent CDP, Florida gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,258 +38.48% 1,348 -41.91% 1,646 796
10 to 19 1,659 +20.41% 1,626 +22.2% 2,005 2,010
20 to 29 2,412 -15.29% 3,200 -38.11% 2,063 2,137
30 to 39 1,203 -6.78% 1,535 +14.17% 1,103 1,724
40 to 49 931 -3.7% 991 -35.77% 859 670
50 to 59 1,159 -4.19% 1,576 -11.59% 1,106 1,398
60 to 69 890 +13.38% 1,051 +4.48% 992 1,095
70+ 823 +33.3% 1,099 -7.33% 1,125 988

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Brent CDP, Florida is $41,291.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Brent CDP.

  • Under 25
    $16,574.00
  • 25 to 44
    $43,659.00
  • 45 to 64
    $45,163.00
  • 65 and over
    $36,977.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Brent CDP, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Brent CDP, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Brent CDP, Florida is currently $49,057.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

0.50% of households in Brent CDP are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Brent CDP against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    28.59%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    34.81%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.49%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    7.76%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    7.30%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2.55%
  • $200,000 or more
    0.50%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Brent CDP is $18,284.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Brent CDP by the total population of Brent CDP.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Brent CDP, Florida, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Brent CDP to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    9.79%
  • Bachelor's degree
    18.26%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.13%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    56.30%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.52%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Brent CDP that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Brent CDP over the age of 16 is 17,591.

Of those people, a total of 58.30% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Brent CDP is 54.00%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,331 50.20% 8.10%
20 to 24 years 3,036 73.20% 9.40%
25 to 29 years 1,164 85.40% 8.60%
30 to 34 years 1,565 75.70% 9.40%
35 to 44 years 2,122 72.50% 3.90%
45 to 54 years 1,705 75.80% 6.10%
55 to 59 years 1,468 56.90% 6.80%
60 to 64 years 1,148 47.80% 1.60%
65 to 74 years 1,885 22.20% 11.50%
75 years and over 1,167 4.60% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Brent CDP. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 9,865 58.30% 4.00%
Black or African American 5,045 60.10% 14.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native 57 82.50% 0.00%
Asian 687 49.80% 11.40%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 18 50.00% 0.00%
Other 632 50.20% 2.50%
Two or more races 1,287 59.40% 5.50%
Hispanic or Latino 1,578 57.60% 1.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,575 57.80% 4.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Brent CDP as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Brent CDP is 9,505, with median earnings of $24,825.00.

Women in Brent CDP, Florida earning approximately 84.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 9,505 $24,825.00
Male 4,547 $27,611.00
Female 4,958 $23,226.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 420 $55,568.00
Business and Financial 271 $47,159.00
Computer and Mathematical 135 $44,719.00
Architecture and Engineering 60 $39,231.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 44 $31,190.00
Community and Social Service 282 $38,893.00
Legal 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 444 $32,500.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 159 $26,384.00
Healthcare Practitioners 299 $46,627.00
Healthcare Support 311 $24,292.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 394 $25,329.00
Law Enforcement 92 $27,300.00
Food Preparation and Serving 704 $10,856.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 897 $12,726.00
Personal Care and Service 382 $11,038.00
Sales 1,352 $23,025.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,283 $20,966.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 580 $35,948.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 183 $33,940.00
Production 325 $15,096.00
Transportation and Material Moving 496 $29,309.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 230 $133,750.00 190 $40,326.00
Business and Financial 108 $39,688.00 163 $47,250.00
Computer and Mathematical 113 $57,917.00 22 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 40 $38,462.00 20 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 20 $0.00 24 $0.00
Community and Social Service 18 $0.00 264 $39,262.00
Legal 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 87 $35,625.00 357 $24,965.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 60 $27,333.00 99 $25,288.00
Healthcare Practitioners 61 $0.00 238 $47,772.00
Healthcare Support 14 $0.00 297 $24,181.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 197 $18,586.00 197 $25,935.00
Law Enforcement 81 $26,750.00 11 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 389 $13,160.00 315 $4,777.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 550 $13,500.00 347 $9,072.00
Personal Care and Service 90 $8,393.00 292 $11,579.00
Sales 633 $33,367.00 719 $16,523.00
Office and Administrative Support 335 $11,683.00 948 $25,802.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 565 $36,595.00 15 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 176 $34,130.00 7 $0.00
Production 143 $36,063.00 182 $6,971.00
Transportation and Material Moving 446 $29,481.00 50 $28,913.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 7,381 households in Brent CDP, with an average household size of 2.41 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,238 families in Brent CDP with an average family size of 3.2 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,546 279 1,413 3,143
Average Household Size 3.24 2.93 3.39 1.24
Total Families 2,546 279 1,413 0
Average Household Size 3.24 2.64 3.24 0

Poverty

Of the 4,238 families in Brent CDP, 18.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Brent CDP:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 8,429 housing units in Brent CDP, Florida.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 7,381 87.57%
Vacant 1,048 12.43%

43.14% of the total 8,429 housing units in Brent CDP are rental units. This is approximately 3,636 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,516 are occupied by the owner - or 41.71% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Brent CDP is $945.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Brent CDP that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    229
  • Less than $500
    209
  • $500 to $999
    1,875
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,403
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    139
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    10
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Brent CDP is $94,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Brent CDP that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    454
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,382
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    646
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    439
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    396
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    181
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    18
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Brent CDP. The chart below shows the number of properties in Brent CDP that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    82
  • 1940 to 1949
    345
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,456
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,627
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,992
  • 1980 to 1989
    708
  • 1990 to 1999
    665
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,056
  • 2010 to 2013
    498
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Brent CDP that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    851
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,011
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,596
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    923

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Brent CDP get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Brent CDP that commute to work in a particular way.

19.1 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Brent CDP.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    480
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,035
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,124
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,311
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,071
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    345
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    427
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    47
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    93
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    60
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    455
  • 90 or more minutes
    97

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Brent CDP, Florida in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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