Bangor vs Brewer

A side-by-side comparison of Bangor and Brewer: population, income, housing, and more.

Bangor and Brewer are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bangor has the higher population (31,663 vs 9,654 in Brewer). Bangor has the higher median household income ($58,096 vs $51,490 in Brewer). Brewer has the higher median home value ($218,100 vs $206,300 in Bangor).

Population, income & housing

	Bangor	Brewer
Population	31,663	9,654
Median age	40.7 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,096	$51,490
Median home value	$206,300	$218,100
Median gross rent	$1,019	$984
Housing units	15,559	4,565
Homeownership rate	46.9%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	30.5%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bangor	Brewer
Population	32,095 → 31,663 (-1.3%)	9,090 → 9,654 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$46,625 → $58,096 (+24.6%)	$52,174 → $51,490 (-1.3%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $206,300 (+31.4%)	$162,100 → $218,100 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $1,019 (+24.9%)	$865 → $984 (+13.8%)

Bangor

Population

32,09531,663

Median household income

$46,625$58,096

Median home value

$157,000$206,300

Median gross rent

$816$1,019

Brewer

Population

9,0909,654

Median household income

$52,174$51,490

Median home value

$162,100$218,100

Median gross rent

$865$984

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bangor	Brewer
Under 5	4.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.2%	13.8%
18 to 24	10.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	15.0%	14.9%
35 to 44	13.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.5%	10.4%
75 and over	8.6%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bangor	Brewer
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	91.9%
Black or African American	2.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	1.2%	1.7%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bangor	Brewer
No high school diploma	4.2%	4.8%
High school graduate	29.1%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bangor	Brewer
Drove alone	71.2%	81.3%
Carpooled	8.3%	9.9%
Public transit	1.5%	0.2%
Walked	5.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	6.3%
Other means	1.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bangor	Brewer
1-unit, detached	39.5%	53.6%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	27.1%	27.2%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	9.9%
20 or more units	7.2%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Bangor	Brewer
Poverty rate	14.9%	17.2%
Average household size	2.10	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1955	1960