CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brewster

Massachusetts · 1,815 residents · 3.90 sq mi

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Brewster is home to 1,815 people in Massachusetts. At a median age of 44.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $191,200. 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 6.6%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 44.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

33% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,815

−18%vs 2000

vs 2,212 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

44.5

−14%vs 2000

vs 51.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.90 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.6%(83)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.5%(64)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(110)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(94)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(61)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(235)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(278)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(145)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.6%(246)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7417.9%(325)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(154)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,875

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,815 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,828

−27%vs 2000

vs $24,350 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.6%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$191,200

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $228,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$585

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $667 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.3%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

22.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(2,130)

Black1.1%(24)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(26)

Asian0.5%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(1,815)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican4.4%(88)

Central American2.3%(45)

Guatemalan2.3%(45)

South American1.7%(34)

Venezuelan1.7%(34)

Ancestry

Irish37%(737)

English22.2%(442)

German10.4%(207)

Scottish9.7%(194)

Italian9.4%(188)

French7.1%(141)

Portuguese5.6%(112)

Swedish5%(100)

Polish3.7%(74)

French Canadian1.8%(36)

American1.7%(34)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(30)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.9%(18)

Subsaharan African0.8%(16)

Cape Verdean0.8%(16)

Danish0.6%(12)

Dutch0.5%(10)

Hungarian0.5%(10)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.1%

−12.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

95.8%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 98.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.7%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

+76%vs 2000

vs 13.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.9%(289)

Married61.1%(554)

Widowed1.5%(14)

Divorced5.5%(50)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(200)

Married54.7%(483)

Widowed1.7%(15)

Divorced21%(185)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.0%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.0%

+12.3 ptssince 2020

from 40.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

35.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

43.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.6%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.1%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 70.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.1%

−12.5 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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