COMPARING TWO PLACES
Calais vs Brewer
PLACE A
Calais, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Brewer, Maine
Calais is 68% smaller than Brewer. Brewer earns more, with a median household income $2,517 higher.
CALAISBREWERDIFFERENCE
Total population3,0839,636−68% vs Brewer
Population density90632−543
Population growth-1.4%2.0%−3.4 pts
Median age43.840.1+3.7
Male48.1%44.5%+3.6 pts
Female51.9%55.5%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born8.9%1.5%+7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%91.1%+3.0 pts
Black2.8%1.3%+1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%3.3%−1.6 pts
Asian0.5%0.1%+0.4 pts
Other0.8%4.2%−3.4 pts
Median household income$64,096$66,613−$2,517
Per capita income$35,734$40,180−$4,446
Poverty rate21.4%12.5%+8.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4270.472−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%35.0%−9.6 pts
Graduate degree12.3%13.8%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%1.4%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation55.9%57.4%−1.5 pts
Median home value$111,100$245,300−$134,200
Median gross rent$1,010$1,086−$76
Owner-occupied73.4%59.7%+13.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%3.5%+9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households53.7%51.9%+1.8 pts
Average commute15.916.9−1.0
Worked from home2.6%6.9%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.0%5.5%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025