Brewster vs East Canton

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

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

Brewster has the higher population (2,112 vs 1,447 in East Canton). East Canton has the higher median household income ($57,000 vs $56,953 in Brewster). East Canton has the higher median home value ($143,000 vs $133,200 in Brewster).

Population, income & housing

	Brewster	East Canton
Population	2,112	1,447
Median age	45.9 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,953	$57,000
Median home value	$133,200	$143,000
Median gross rent	$943	$870
Housing units	833	661
Homeownership rate	68.1%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewster	East Canton
Population	2,161 → 2,112 (-2.3%)	1,464 → 1,447 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$44,353 → $56,953 (+28.4%)	$48,277 → $57,000 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$100,600 → $133,200 (+32.4%)	$109,200 → $143,000 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $943 (+29.5%)	$795 → $870 (+9.4%)

Brewster

Population

2,1612,112

Median household income

$44,353$56,953

Median home value

$100,600$133,200

Median gross rent

$728$943

East Canton

Population

1,4641,447

Median household income

$48,277$57,000

Median home value

$109,200$143,000

Median gross rent

$795$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewster	East Canton
Under 5	4.0%	9.8%
5 to 17	17.9%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.6%	14.4%
35 to 44	8.2%	13.7%
45 to 54	18.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.1%
65 to 74	8.7%	9.8%
75 and over	11.5%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewster	East Canton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewster	East Canton
No high school diploma	11.8%	3.5%
High school graduate	47.4%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewster	East Canton
Drove alone	86.0%	88.7%
Carpooled	5.5%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewster	East Canton
1-unit, detached	75.9%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Brewster	East Canton
Poverty rate	11.7%	7.3%
Average household size	2.53	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1959	1958