Brent, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Brent is a Census city of 4,010 people across 8.80 square miles of land, in Bibb County. Median household income is $22,660, 53.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $350,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brent
What Brent is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.8 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land456
- County holding the largest share of its areaBibb County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brent
How many people live in Brent
- Population4,010
- Median age38.2
- Population under 18686 plus or minus 204
- Share under 1817.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over497 plus or minus 167
- Share 65 and over12.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households1,064
- Family households709 plus or minus 153
- Share of households that are families66.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brent
Income and work in Brent
- Median household income$22,660
- Per capita income$16,638 plus or minus $3,665
- Civilian labor force763 plus or minus 209
- Employed560 plus or minus 208
- Unemployed203 plus or minus 123
- Unemployment rate26.6 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Adults 25 and over3,051
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brent
Housing in Brent
- Housing units1,178
- Occupied units1,064
- Vacant units114 plus or minus 75
- Vacancy rate9.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied566 plus or minus 131
- Renter occupied498 plus or minus 144
- Ownership rate53.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$146,500 plus or minus $31,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$537 plus or minus $137
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.4 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Single family units622 plus or minus 148
- Share single family52.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more413 plus or minus 166
- Share in buildings of two or more35.1 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Mobile homes143 plus or minus 83
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brent
How Brent gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute517 plus or minus 197
- Commuting under 15 minutes136 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.3 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more309 plus or minus 125
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.8 percent
- Drove alone86.6 percent
- Carpooled4.1 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport1.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brent
SBA loans in Brent (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$350,000
- Average approval$350,000
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$350,000
- Jobs supported32
- Jobs per approval32.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brent, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brent
Flood risk in Brent
- NFIP communityCity of Brent
- NFIP community number010012
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/18/09
The City of Brent participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010012 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bibb County, not Brent
Bibb County context, not Brent figures
- Establishments in Bibb County313
- Covered employment, Bibb County4,828
- Average annual pay, Bibb County$53,062
- Housing units permitted, Bibb County16
Every figure in this section is published for Bibb County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brent.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brent questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brent, Alabama?
4,010, in 1,064 households. Brent city covers 8.80 square miles of land, which is 456 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brent in?
Bibb County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brent?
$22,660. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $146,500. Median gross rent is $537 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brent businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $350,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $350,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brent, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brent borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brent. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brent in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brent appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brent, city of, community 010012, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brent figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bibb County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brent.
Is zoning published for Brent?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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