Brewster vs Menlo

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

Brewster and Menlo 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 33 in Menlo). Menlo has the higher median household income ($71,667 vs $63,333 in Brewster). Menlo has the higher median home value ($147,500 vs $126,400 in Brewster).

Population, income & housing

	Brewster	Menlo
Population	440	33
Median age	28.2 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,333	$71,667
Median home value	$126,400	$147,500
Median gross rent	$819	—
Housing units	173	12
Homeownership rate	75.3%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewster	Menlo
Population	269 → 440 (+63.6%)	49 → 33 (-32.7%)
Median household income	$57,917 → $63,333 (+9.4%)	$83,333 → $71,667 (-14.0%)
Median home value	$95,800 → $126,400 (+31.9%)	$120,800 → $147,500 (+22.1%)
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

Menlo

Population

4933

Median household income

$83,333$71,667

Median home value

$120,800$147,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewster	Menlo
Under 5	19.3%	12.1%
5 to 17	15.7%	30.3%
18 to 24	9.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	18.2%
35 to 44	21.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	6.1%	15.2%
55 to 64	4.3%	3.0%
65 to 74	6.4%	9.1%
75 and over	4.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewster	Menlo
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	72.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	18.0%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewster	Menlo
No high school diploma	4.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	23.0%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	51.2%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewster	Menlo
Drove alone	72.7%	50.0%
Carpooled	17.6%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	10.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	0.0%
Other means	1.5%	20.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewster	Menlo
1-unit, detached	91.3%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brewster	Menlo
Poverty rate	10.5%	15.2%
Average household size	2.93	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1949	1950