Brewton is home to 5,186 people in Alabama. The median age is 46.4, about 7 years above the US median. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $150,100, having more than doubled since 2000. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $695 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,721, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brewton
What changed most since 1990
White share60.5% → 64.5%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population5,885 → 5,186(−12%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate24.3% → 14.2%(−10.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Its weight in Escambia County
Brewton's population equals 14% of Escambia County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 7.2% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 26% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.3%(65)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(88)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31%(151)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II8.6%(42)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 487 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Brewton, decade by decade
Brewton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,885
$49,801
$114,003
15.1%
62.0
2000
5,498
$62,363
$132,070
21.4%
64.1
2010
5,408
$49,472
$161,983
25.4%
66.8
2020
5,276
$50,232
$127,991
25.5%
69.1
2024
5,186
$50,721
$150,100
24.2%
61.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
