Brentwood, Los Angeles, California

:This article is about the neighborhood in Los Angeles. For the Contra Costa County town, see Brentwood, California.

Demographics

According to the Los Angeles Almanac, the 2000 census-year population was just under 42,000, with a population density of about 2,700 people per square mile. The population is about 80 percent White, nine percent Asian-American and six percent Hispanic or Latino. Brentwood has a significant Iranian community that is classified as white by the U. S. Census.

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2000 - White - Asian-American - Hispanic - Latino - Iranian

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The primary secondary household languages (after English) are Spanish and Persian (popularly called Farsi), with Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French and Hebrew also spoken at home in statistically significant numbers.

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English - Spanish - Persian - Chinese - Japanese - Korean - German - French - Hebrew

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As of 1999, Brentwood's median household income was $103,000; its median family income was $130,000; and its median per capita income was $72,000.

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As of the 2000 census, among people over age 25, approximately five percent of the population had no high school degree, eight percent had only a high school diploma, 15 percent of the population had some college education but no degree, 37 percent of the population had a bachelor's degree, 15 percent had a master's degree, and 16 percent had either a doctorate or a professional degree.

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