Brewster vs Okanogan

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

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

Okanogan has the higher population (2,477 vs 1,737 in Brewster). Okanogan has the higher median household income ($73,273 vs $52,885 in Brewster). Okanogan has the higher median home value ($238,500 vs $237,800 in Brewster).

Population, income & housing

	Brewster	Okanogan
Population	1,737	2,477
Median age	28.6 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,885	$73,273
Median home value	$237,800	$238,500
Median gross rent	$1,036	$1,052
Housing units	653	1,138
Homeownership rate	49.1%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewster	Okanogan
Population	2,367 → 1,737 (-26.6%)	2,587 → 2,477 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$45,288 → $52,885 (+16.8%)	$45,976 → $73,273 (+59.4%)
Median home value	$120,600 → $237,800 (+97.2%)	$148,700 → $238,500 (+60.4%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $1,036 (+34.0%)	$674 → $1,052 (+56.1%)

Brewster

Population

2,3671,737

Median household income

$45,288$52,885

Median home value

$120,600$237,800

Median gross rent

$773$1,036

Okanogan

Population

2,5872,477

Median household income

$45,976$73,273

Median home value

$148,700$238,500

Median gross rent

$674$1,052

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewster	Okanogan
Under 5	11.2%	2.5%
5 to 17	25.5%	21.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	9.0%
35 to 44	8.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	17.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	7.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	13.8%
75 and over	6.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewster	Okanogan
White (non-Hispanic)	19.9%	72.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.5%
Asian	1.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	76.7%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewster	Okanogan
No high school diploma	38.6%	11.4%
High school graduate	28.2%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewster	Okanogan
Drove alone	72.6%	66.3%
Carpooled	10.5%	24.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	5.7%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewster	Okanogan
1-unit, detached	47.2%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	4.4%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Brewster	Okanogan
Poverty rate	27.1%	11.9%
Average household size	2.93	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	14	13
Median year structure built	1974	1972