Brewton vs East Brewton

A side-by-side comparison of Brewton and East Brewton: population, income, housing, and more.

Brewton and East Brewton are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brewton has the higher population (5,232 vs 3,325 in East Brewton). Brewton has the higher median household income ($48,766 vs $43,070 in East Brewton). Brewton has the higher median home value ($144,400 vs $87,300 in East Brewton).

Population, income & housing

	Brewton	East Brewton
Population	5,232	3,325
Median age	40.5 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,766	$43,070
Median home value	$144,400	$87,300
Median gross rent	$638	$753
Housing units	2,429	1,245
Homeownership rate	67.1%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	24.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewton	East Brewton
Population	5,240 → 5,232 (-0.2%)	2,917 → 3,325 (+14.0%)
Median household income	$42,898 → $48,766 (+13.7%)	$36,696 → $43,070 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$111,600 → $144,400 (+29.4%)	$84,000 → $87,300 (+3.9%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $638 (+0.0%)	$641 → $753 (+17.5%)

Brewton

Population

5,2405,232

Median household income

$42,898$48,766

Median home value

$111,600$144,400

Median gross rent

$638$638

East Brewton

Population

2,9173,325

Median household income

$36,696$43,070

Median home value

$84,000$87,300

Median gross rent

$641$753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewton	East Brewton
Under 5	5.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	17.6%	22.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	15.2%
25 to 34	16.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	8.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.1%	8.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	5.8%
75 and over	8.5%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewton	East Brewton
White (non-Hispanic)	67.4%	46.4%
Black or African American	28.0%	31.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	16.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewton	East Brewton
No high school diploma	14.8%	15.7%
High school graduate	34.3%	48.9%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewton	East Brewton
Drove alone	95.1%	86.8%
Carpooled	2.1%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	7.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewton	East Brewton
1-unit, detached	78.7%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Brewton	East Brewton
Poverty rate	13.2%	26.6%
Average household size	2.60	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1979	1980