Brewster vs Tonasket

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

Brewster and Tonasket 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 976 in Tonasket). Brewster has the higher median household income ($52,885 vs $38,273 in Tonasket). Brewster has the higher median home value ($237,800 vs $206,300 in Tonasket).

Population, income & housing

	Brewster	Tonasket
Population	1,737	976
Median age	28.6 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,885	$38,273
Median home value	$237,800	$206,300
Median gross rent	$1,036	$737
Housing units	653	470
Homeownership rate	49.1%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewster	Tonasket
Population	2,367 → 1,737 (-26.6%)	1,214 → 976 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$45,288 → $52,885 (+16.8%)	$36,008 → $38,273 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$120,600 → $237,800 (+97.2%)	$161,700 → $206,300 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $1,036 (+34.0%)	$706 → $737 (+4.4%)

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

Tonasket

Population

1,214976

Median household income

$36,008$38,273

Median home value

$161,700$206,300

Median gross rent

$706$737

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewster	Tonasket
Under 5	11.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	25.5%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	5.3%
25 to 34	10.2%	4.3%
35 to 44	8.5%	11.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	14.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	20.2%
65 to 74	9.0%	14.0%
75 and over	6.6%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewster	Tonasket
White (non-Hispanic)	19.9%	78.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	1.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	76.7%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewster	Tonasket
No high school diploma	38.6%	14.1%
High school graduate	28.2%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewster	Tonasket
Drove alone	72.6%	63.4%
Carpooled	10.5%	6.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	11.9%
Worked from home	10.2%	7.7%
Other means	2.3%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewster	Tonasket
1-unit, detached	47.2%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	6.4%
20 or more units	3.4%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Brewster	Tonasket
Poverty rate	27.1%	16.5%
Average household size	2.93	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	14	19
Median year structure built	1974	1961