COMPARING TWO PLACES
Old Town vs Brewer
PLACE A
Old, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Brewer, Maine
Old Town is 21% smaller than Brewer. Brewer earns more, with a median household income $15,028 higher. Brewer has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -5%).
OLD TOWNBREWERDIFFERENCE
Total population7,5899,636−21% vs Brewer
Population density196632−437
Population growth-5.2%2.0%−7.2 pts
Median age37.040.1−3.1
Male50.3%44.5%+5.8 pts
Female49.7%55.5%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born3.2%1.5%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%91.1%−1.8 pts
Black3.3%1.3%+2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%3.3%−0.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other5.0%4.2%+0.8 pts
Median household income$51,585$66,613−$15,028
Per capita income$32,781$40,180−$7,399
Poverty rate21.3%12.5%+8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4540.472−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.8%35.0%+1.8 pts
Graduate degree20.7%13.8%+6.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%1.4%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation65.0%57.4%+7.6 pts
Median home value$208,100$245,300−$37,200
Median gross rent$989$1,086−$97
Owner-occupied59.3%59.7%−0.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%3.5%+9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households49.2%51.9%−2.7 pts
Average commute20.216.9+3.3
Worked from home21.4%6.9%+14.5 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured4.9%5.5%−0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025