CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brewer

Maine · 9,021 residents · 15.2 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Brewer is home to 9,021 people in Maine. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $81,900. Households earn $28,065 at the median, near the US median. About 21% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% 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

9,021

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 8,987 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

15.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(605)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(604)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(556)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(550)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(612)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(1,563)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(1,399)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(866)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(949)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(729)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(428)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(160)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,065

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,949 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,941

−31%vs 2000

vs $20,158 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.5%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$81,900

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$416

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $466 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.1%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.3% in 2000

35.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(8,739)

Black0.3%(30)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(57)

Asian0.5%(49)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(8,947)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(47)

Asian0.4%(37)

Other0.3%(31)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.9%(180)

Mexican0.5%(51)

Central American0.2%(21)

Salvadoran0.2%(15)

Guatemalan0.1%(6)

Spaniard0%(4)

Asian origin

Thai0.1%(6)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(37)

Ancestry

English24.7%(2,387)

Irish15.2%(1,463)

American9.7%(933)

French9.3%(896)

German9.2%(886)

French Canadian6.2%(601)

Scottish5.3%(510)

Italian4.2%(407)

Swedish3.1%(301)

Scotch-Irish2.8%(267)

Polish2.6%(250)

Portuguese0.8%(78)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.7%(72)

Welsh0.6%(59)

Dutch0.6%(55)

Slovak0.5%(52)

West Indian0.5%(49)

Jamaican0.5%(49)

Arab0.4%(43)

Lebanese0.4%(43)

British0.4%(40)

Canadian0.4%(34)

Subsaharan African0.3%(30)

Lithuanian0.3%(27)

Nigerian0.3%(26)

Greek0.2%(23)

Belgian0.2%(17)

Norwegian0.2%(15)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Russian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest French population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.1%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.4%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.2 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 12.1 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 married32%(1,193)

Married53.7%(2,001)

Widowed4.9%(184)

Divorced9.3%(347)

Women 15+

Never married26.7%(1,146)

Married46%(1,979)

Widowed7.6%(327)

Divorced19.7%(848)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 10.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.0%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.8%

+8.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.0%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.3%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 69.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.5%

+11.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.9% 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)25.7%(173)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.1%(250)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.5%(266)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 674 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper