Brewer vs Shakertowne

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

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

Shakertowne has the higher population (416 vs 399 in Brewer). Shakertowne has the higher median household income ($51,756 vs $28,682 in Brewer). Since 2019, Brewer's population has grown faster (-2.4% vs -23.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Brewer	Shakertowne
Population	399	416
Median age	52.2 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$28,682	$51,756
Median home value	—	$171,000
Median gross rent	—	$677
Housing units	153	228
Homeownership rate	92.8%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.7%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	22.5%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewer	Shakertowne
Population	409 → 399 (-2.4%)	545 → 416 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$96,012 → $28,682 (-70.1%)	$55,438 → $51,756 (-6.6%)
Median home value	—	$140,800 → $171,000 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$595 → $677 (+13.8%)

Brewer

Population

409399

Median household income

$96,012$28,682

Shakertowne

Population

545416

Median household income

$55,438$51,756

Median home value

$140,800$171,000

Median gross rent

$595$677

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewer	Shakertowne
Under 5	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.3%	17.5%
18 to 24	21.3%	2.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	26.8%	28.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	6.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	15.4%
75 and over	5.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewer	Shakertowne
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewer	Shakertowne
No high school diploma	32.8%	10.5%
High school graduate	54.0%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	11.5%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	1.7%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewer	Shakertowne
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewer	Shakertowne
1-unit, detached	88.2%	61.4%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	21.5%

Poverty & households

	Brewer	Shakertowne
Poverty rate	45.9%	2.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1985	1981