Brent, AL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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56%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brent	Alabama	National
Income per capita	$19,855	$36,385	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$66,002	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$97,301	$82,217	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$38,646	$52,080
Median earnings male	$27,834	$49,826	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$33,733	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.3%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	49.0%	18.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brent is 56% lower than the national average
The median household income in Brent is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brent is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Brent is 224% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

City

$43,996 $66,002 $132,004

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Brent median earnings by income bracket

Brent employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.0%	11.0%
Manufacturing sector	6.1%	6.1%
Financial & insurance services	16.2%	16.2%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	7.6%	7.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.6%	9.6%
Education, health & social services	11.4%	11.4%
Other	38.2%	38.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Centreville, AL	2,724	$62,568	23.1%
West Blocton, AL	1,235	$55,473	31.8%
Brent, AL	4,882	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake Montezuma, AZ	4,882	$62,320	23.4%
Harrington Park, NJ	4,882	$199,963	145.9%
Nelsonville, OH	4,882	$47,817	41.2%
Wolverine Lake, MI	4,880	$128,878	58.5%
Spring House, PA	4,879	$223,312	174.6%
Brent, AL	4,882	$0	100.0%

Source: The Brent, AL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.