With 1,994 people, Brewster is a city in Massachusetts. At a median age of 57.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $858,100. 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $113,214, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 57.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
60% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brewster
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree33.1% → 59.7%(+26.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age44.5 → 57.0(+12.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median household income (2024 dollars)$76,502 → $113,214(+48%)US over the same years: +14%
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)48.6%(36)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.9%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 74 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
Brewster, decade by decade
Brewster 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
1,815
$76,502
$458,893
33.1%
0.0
2000
2,212
$74,351
$416,795
45.5%
9.0
2010
2,000
$72,328
$690,226
54.5%
9.7
2020
2,028
$63,228
$480,089
48.8%
18.6
2024
1,994
$113,214
$858,100
59.7%
26.1
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.
