Brewster vs Ellsworth

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

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

Brewster has the higher population (605 vs 471 in Ellsworth). Brewster has the higher median household income ($59,688 vs $58,438 in Ellsworth). Brewster has the higher median home value ($130,500 vs $85,700 in Ellsworth).

Population, income & housing

	Brewster	Ellsworth
Population	605	471
Median age	33.3 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,688	$58,438
Median home value	$130,500	$85,700
Median gross rent	$721	$631
Housing units	201	177
Homeownership rate	69.6%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewster	Ellsworth
Population	453 → 605 (+33.6%)	494 → 471 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$55,375 → $59,688 (+7.8%)	$44,432 → $58,438 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$96,300 → $130,500 (+35.5%)	$58,100 → $85,700 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $721 (+25.4%)	$513 → $631 (+23.0%)

Brewster

Population

453605

Median household income

$55,375$59,688

Median home value

$96,300$130,500

Median gross rent

$575$721

Ellsworth

Population

494471

Median household income

$44,432$58,438

Median home value

$58,100$85,700

Median gross rent

$513$631

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewster	Ellsworth
Under 5	3.5%	16.3%
5 to 17	23.8%	11.7%
18 to 24	10.9%	3.6%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.2%
35 to 44	22.6%	8.9%
45 to 54	3.3%	7.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	13.0%
65 to 74	7.9%	15.9%
75 and over	5.0%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewster	Ellsworth
White (non-Hispanic)	46.1%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	48.3%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewster	Ellsworth
No high school diploma	11.5%	1.6%
High school graduate	55.1%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	51.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewster	Ellsworth
Drove alone	69.4%	75.9%
Carpooled	21.8%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	7.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewster	Ellsworth
1-unit, detached	69.7%	98.3%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brewster	Ellsworth
Poverty rate	6.9%	5.5%
Average household size	3.12	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1971	1955