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Brentwood, California: commercial real estate data.
Brentwood is a Census city of 65,208 people across 14.87 square miles of land, in Contra Costa County. Median household income is $142,494, 82.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 85 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $36.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brentwood
What Brentwood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area14.87 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,387
- County holding the largest share of its areaContra Costa 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.
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How many people live in Brentwood
- Population65,208
- Median age40.2
- Population under 1817,144
- Share under 1826.3 percent
- Population 65 and over10,323
- Share 65 and over15.8 percent
- Households21,295
- Family households17,066
- Share of households that are families80.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Brentwood
- Median household income$142,494
- Per capita income$55,793
- Civilian labor force31,644
- Employed29,815
- Unemployed1,829 plus or minus 412
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over42,517
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Brentwood
- Housing units21,756
- Occupied units21,295
- Vacant units461 plus or minus 184
- Vacancy rate2.1 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Owner occupied17,512
- Renter occupied3,783
- Ownership rate82.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$836,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,758
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.2 percent
- Single family units20,341
- Share single family93.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,244 plus or minus 314
- Share in buildings of two or more5.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Mobile homes171 plus or minus 71
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Brentwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute23,591
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,628
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more13,146
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.7 percent
- Drove alone66.8 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked2.9 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home18.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Brentwood (7(a))
- Approvals85
- Gross approval$36,905,200
- Average approval$434,179
- Median approval$164,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,027,400
- Largest approval$4,000,000
- Jobs supported1,008
- Jobs per approval11.9
- Loans with a final outcome14
- Paid in full12
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.5 percent
- Share to franchises7.1 percent
- Distinct lenders36
- Distinct industries by NAICS55
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brentwood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 14 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.
Brentwood
SBA loans in Brentwood (504)
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$15,728,000
- Average approval$655,333
- Median approval$490,000
- Largest approval$3,487,000
- Jobs supported220
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brentwood, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Brentwood
- NFIP communityCity of Brentwood
- NFIP community number060439
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/17
The City of Brentwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060439 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.
Contra Costa County, not Brentwood
Contra Costa County context, not Brentwood figures
- Establishments in Contra Costa County25,932
- Covered employment, Contra Costa County373,992
- Average annual pay, Contra Costa County$86,234
- Housing units permitted, Contra Costa County2,155
Every figure in this section is published for Contra Costa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brentwood.
All Contra Costa County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Brentwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brentwood, California?
65,208, in 21,295 households. Brentwood city covers 14.87 square miles of land, which is 4,387 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brentwood in?
Contra Costa 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 Brentwood?
$142,494. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $836,600. Median gross rent is $2,758 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brentwood businesses?
85 7(a) approvals totaling $36.9 m since FY2020, across 36 lenders, median approval $164,500, plus 24 504 approvals worth $15.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brentwood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brentwood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brentwood. Only 14 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 Brentwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brentwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brentwood, city of, community 060439, 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 Brentwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Contra Costa 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 Brentwood.
Is zoning published for Brentwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.