Brewster vs Omak

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

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

Omak has the higher population (4,931 vs 1,737 in Brewster). Omak has the higher median household income ($75,911 vs $52,885 in Brewster). Omak has the higher median home value ($240,400 vs $237,800 in Brewster).

Population, income & housing

	Brewster	Omak
Population	1,737	4,931
Median age	28.6 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,885	$75,911
Median home value	$237,800	$240,400
Median gross rent	$1,036	$828
Housing units	653	2,175
Homeownership rate	49.1%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewster	Omak
Population	2,367 → 1,737 (-26.6%)	4,774 → 4,931 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$45,288 → $52,885 (+16.8%)	$40,714 → $75,911 (+86.4%)
Median home value	$120,600 → $237,800 (+97.2%)	$112,600 → $240,400 (+113.5%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $1,036 (+34.0%)	$702 → $828 (+17.9%)

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

Omak

Population

4,7744,931

Median household income

$40,714$75,911

Median home value

$112,600$240,400

Median gross rent

$702$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewster	Omak
Under 5	11.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	25.5%	24.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	5.5%
25 to 34	10.2%	8.8%
35 to 44	8.5%	16.6%
45 to 54	9.0%	9.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.3%
65 to 74	9.0%	5.6%
75 and over	6.6%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewster	Omak
White (non-Hispanic)	19.9%	70.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.6%
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%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	76.7%	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewster	Omak
No high school diploma	38.6%	12.6%
High school graduate	28.2%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewster	Omak
Drove alone	72.6%	65.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	17.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	13.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	4.4%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewster	Omak
1-unit, detached	47.2%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	13.2%
20 or more units	3.4%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Brewster	Omak
Poverty rate	27.1%	22.0%
Average household size	2.93	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	14	11
Median year structure built	1974	1973