Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:41 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min6:47 am – 4:46 pm
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People5,368 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.01,513 householdsMedian household income $36,002Median home value $158,400Median rent $722 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $276 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting16.9% unemployment rate33% of adults are in the labour force, 1,176 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, manufacturing 18%, farming, forestry and mining 11%Average commute 32 minutes76% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher72% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 32°F57 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days66 days above 90°F, 67 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Centreville 6 Sw station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksCave Mountainpeak · 2.4 miLake Ponderosalake · 2.9 miKornegay Lakelake · 5.1 miCooper Islandisland · 6.4 miPAYNE LAKE RECREATION AREAcampground · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHeritage Parkpark · 7.5 miStewart-Wheeler Memorial Parkpark · 8.6 miBibb County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 11.8 mi · 95 acresCahaba River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.2 mi · 3,619 acresPaul M. Grist State Parkstate park · 25.9 mi · 990 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 44.8 mi · 394,709 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200442 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202131 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBibb County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tuscaloosa County, AL, 31 mi away
Internet at home75% of households have a broadband subscription26% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone25% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBrent Utilities Boardserves 7,050 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation324 ft99 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBibb Medical Center8.6 miPost officeBrent Post Office7.2 miTown hallBrent City Hall7.4 miPoliceBrent Police Department7.4 miFire stationEoline Volunteer Fire Department Station 17.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM55 miInterstateI-2020 miUS highwayUS 827.2 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL26 miCoachTuscaloosa Bus StopGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35034 ZIP area.
