Brewster vs Round Lake

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

Brewster and Round Lake 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 383 in Round Lake). Round Lake has the higher median household income ($63,661 vs $59,688 in Brewster). Brewster has the higher median home value ($130,500 vs $87,800 in Round Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Brewster	Round Lake
Population	605	383
Median age	33.3 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,688	$63,661
Median home value	$130,500	$87,800
Median gross rent	$721	$593
Housing units	201	211
Homeownership rate	69.6%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewster	Round Lake
Population	453 → 605 (+33.6%)	380 → 383 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$55,375 → $59,688 (+7.8%)	$45,682 → $63,661 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$96,300 → $130,500 (+35.5%)	$58,200 → $87,800 (+50.9%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $721 (+25.4%)	$625 → $593 (-5.1%)

Brewster

Population

453605

Median household income

$55,375$59,688

Median home value

$96,300$130,500

Median gross rent

$575$721

Round Lake

Population

380383

Median household income

$45,682$63,661

Median home value

$58,200$87,800

Median gross rent

$625$593

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewster	Round Lake
Under 5	3.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	23.8%	8.9%
18 to 24	10.9%	10.4%
25 to 34	12.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	22.6%	14.6%
45 to 54	3.3%	10.2%
55 to 64	10.7%	22.5%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.7%
75 and over	5.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewster	Round Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	46.1%	83.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	48.3%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewster	Round Lake
No high school diploma	11.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	55.1%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewster	Round Lake
Drove alone	69.4%	68.3%
Carpooled	21.8%	18.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	10.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewster	Round Lake
1-unit, detached	69.7%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Brewster	Round Lake
Poverty rate	6.9%	5.8%
Average household size	3.12	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1971	1954