Moving to Brentwood, New York

Population: 53,917
Males: 26,979 (50.0%), Females: 26,938 (50.0%)

Suffolk County

Zip code: 11717

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $59,208
Median house value: $139,000

Population by Race

Races in Brentwood:

  • Hispanic (54.3%)
  • Other race (25.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (24.9%)
  • Black (18.1%)
  • Two or more races (6.1%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (7.9%), Irish (6.8%), West Indian (4.6%), German (4.4%), United States (2.5%), English (1.6%).

Elevation: 80 feet

Land area: 10.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brentwood

  • High school or higher: 65.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brentwood CDP

  • Never married: 33.8%
  • Now married: 51.6%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 6.7%

34.7% Foreign born (30.8% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Brentwood:

  • PILGRIM STATE HOSP (about 1 miles; WEST BRENTWOOD, NY)
  • SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BAY SHORE, NY)
  • ST CATHERINE OF SIENA MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; SMITHTOWN, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brentwood:

  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 10 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
  • REPUBLIC (about 12 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 27 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brentwood:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Brentwood:

  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 3,485; Location: CROOKED HILL RD; Public)
  • LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-BRENTWOOD (Full-time enrollment: 446; Location: 100 SECOND AVENUE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.liu.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Brentwood:

  • DOWLING COLLEGE (about 9 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 15 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 16 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 17 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
  • NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 25 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,459)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 25 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
  • HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 10,842)

Schools

Public high school in Brentwood:

  • BRENTWOOD HS (Students: 3,175; Location: 2 SIXTH AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Brentwood:

  • ACADEMY OF ST JOSEPH (Students: 422; Location: 1725 BRENTWOOD RD; Grades: PK – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Brentwood:

  • FRESHMAN CTR (Students: 1,234; Location: 33 LEAHY AVE; Grades: 09 – 09)
  • NORTH MS (Students: 1,126; Location: 350 WICKS RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • EAST MS (Students: 1,036; Location: 70 HILLTOP DR; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NORTHEAST ES (Students: 1,032; Location: 2 DEVON RD; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • SOUTH MS (Students: 965; Location: 785 CANDLEWOOD RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NORTH ES (Students: 849; Location: 50 W WHITE ST; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • TWIN PINES ES (Students: 826; Location: 2 MUR PL; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • LORETTA PARK ES (Students: 648; Location: 77 STAHLEY ST; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • SOUTHEAST ES (Students: 620; Location: 1 MELODY LN; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • EAST ES (Students: 614; Location: 50 TIMBERLINE DR; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Brentwood:

  • BRENTWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,188,262; Location: SECOND AVENUE & FOURTH STREET; 286,492 books; 14,994 audio materials; 14,947 video materials; 1,635 serial subscriptions)