Brewster vs Gem

A side-by-side comparison of Brewster and Gem: population, income, housing, and more.

Brewster and Gem are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brewster has the higher population (440 vs 125 in Gem). Brewster has the higher median home value ($126,400 vs $58,600 in Gem). Since 2019, Brewster's population has grown faster (+63.6% vs -12.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Brewster	Gem
Population	440	125
Median age	28.2 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,333	—
Median home value	$126,400	$58,600
Median gross rent	$819	—
Housing units	173	54
Homeownership rate	75.3%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewster	Gem
Population	269 → 440 (+63.6%)	142 → 125 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$57,917 → $63,333 (+9.4%)	$65,000 → $81,250 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$95,800 → $126,400 (+31.9%)	$53,300 → $58,600 (+9.9%)
Median gross rent	$623 → $819 (+31.5%)	—

Brewster

Population

269440

Median household income

$57,917$63,333

Median home value

$95,800$126,400

Median gross rent

$623$819

Gem

Population

142125

Median household income

$65,000$81,250

Median home value

$53,300$58,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewster	Gem
Under 5	19.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	12.0%
18 to 24	9.5%	22.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	17.6%
35 to 44	21.1%	4.8%
45 to 54	6.1%	16.8%
55 to 64	4.3%	4.0%
65 to 74	6.4%	15.2%
75 and over	4.5%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewster	Gem
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewster	Gem
No high school diploma	4.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	23.0%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	51.2%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewster	Gem
Drove alone	72.7%	97.1%
Carpooled	17.6%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	0.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewster	Gem
1-unit, detached	91.3%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	24.1%

Poverty & households

	Brewster	Gem
Poverty rate	10.5%	0.8%
Average household size	2.93	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1949	1954