Brewster vs Oroville

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

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

Brewster has the higher population (1,737 vs 1,686 in Oroville). Brewster has the higher median household income ($52,885 vs $35,560 in Oroville). Brewster has the higher median home value ($237,800 vs $175,300 in Oroville).

Population, income & housing

	Brewster	Oroville
Population	1,737	1,686
Median age	28.6 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,885	$35,560
Median home value	$237,800	$175,300
Median gross rent	$1,036	$699
Housing units	653	822
Homeownership rate	49.1%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewster	Oroville
Population	2,367 → 1,737 (-26.6%)	2,036 → 1,686 (-17.2%)
Median household income	$45,288 → $52,885 (+16.8%)	$32,598 → $35,560 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$120,600 → $237,800 (+97.2%)	$129,100 → $175,300 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $1,036 (+34.0%)	$663 → $699 (+5.4%)

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

Oroville

Population

2,0361,686

Median household income

$32,598$35,560

Median home value

$129,100$175,300

Median gross rent

$663$699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewster	Oroville
Under 5	11.2%	9.3%
5 to 17	25.5%	13.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	5.1%
25 to 34	10.2%	16.4%
35 to 44	8.5%	5.6%
45 to 54	9.0%	17.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	14.1%
75 and over	6.6%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewster	Oroville
White (non-Hispanic)	19.9%	48.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.4%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.2%	13.4%
Hispanic or Latino	76.7%	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewster	Oroville
No high school diploma	38.6%	22.7%
High school graduate	28.2%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewster	Oroville
Drove alone	72.6%	61.4%
Carpooled	10.5%	15.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	7.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	15.0%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewster	Oroville
1-unit, detached	47.2%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	11.2%
20 or more units	3.4%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Brewster	Oroville
Poverty rate	27.1%	29.2%
Average household size	2.93	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	14	11
Median year structure built	1974	1962