Brewton vs Flomaton

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

Brewton and Flomaton 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 1,675 in Flomaton). Brewton has the higher median household income ($48,766 vs $36,250 in Flomaton). Brewton has the higher median home value ($144,400 vs $100,000 in Flomaton).

Population, income & housing

	Brewton	Flomaton
Population	5,232	1,675
Median age	40.5 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,766	$36,250
Median home value	$144,400	$100,000
Median gross rent	$638	$697
Housing units	2,429	761
Homeownership rate	67.1%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewton	Flomaton
Population	5,240 → 5,232 (-0.2%)	1,652 → 1,675 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$42,898 → $48,766 (+13.7%)	$24,662 → $36,250 (+47.0%)
Median home value	$111,600 → $144,400 (+29.4%)	$84,400 → $100,000 (+18.5%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $638 (+0.0%)	$651 → $697 (+7.1%)

Brewton

Population

5,2405,232

Median household income

$42,898$48,766

Median home value

$111,600$144,400

Median gross rent

$638$638

Flomaton

Population

1,6521,675

Median household income

$24,662$36,250

Median home value

$84,400$100,000

Median gross rent

$651$697

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewton	Flomaton
Under 5	5.7%	11.6%
5 to 17	17.6%	20.3%
18 to 24	6.2%	9.6%
25 to 34	16.6%	18.2%
35 to 44	8.0%	10.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.9%	10.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	7.2%
75 and over	8.5%	1.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewton	Flomaton
White (non-Hispanic)	67.4%	58.0%
Black or African American	28.0%	38.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
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%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewton	Flomaton
No high school diploma	14.8%	21.3%
High school graduate	34.3%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewton	Flomaton
Drove alone	95.1%	91.8%
Carpooled	2.1%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	0.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewton	Flomaton
1-unit, detached	78.7%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	11.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Brewton	Flomaton
Poverty rate	13.2%	32.4%
Average household size	2.60	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1979	1979