Brewster vs Twisp

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

Brewster and Twisp 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 997 in Twisp). Brewster has the higher median household income ($52,885 vs $44,607 in Twisp). Twisp has the higher median home value ($332,400 vs $237,800 in Brewster).

Population, income & housing

	Brewster	Twisp
Population	1,737	997
Median age	28.6 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,885	$44,607
Median home value	$237,800	$332,400
Median gross rent	$1,036	$848
Housing units	653	504
Homeownership rate	49.1%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewster	Twisp
Population	2,367 → 1,737 (-26.6%)	982 → 997 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$45,288 → $52,885 (+16.8%)	$48,750 → $44,607 (-8.5%)
Median home value	$120,600 → $237,800 (+97.2%)	$165,900 → $332,400 (+100.4%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $1,036 (+34.0%)	$710 → $848 (+19.4%)

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

Twisp

Population

982997

Median household income

$48,750$44,607

Median home value

$165,900$332,400

Median gross rent

$710$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewster	Twisp
Under 5	11.2%	2.9%
5 to 17	25.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	4.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	7.4%
35 to 44	8.5%	13.8%
45 to 54	9.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	18.9%
75 and over	6.6%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewster	Twisp
White (non-Hispanic)	19.9%	67.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	76.7%	28.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewster	Twisp
No high school diploma	38.6%	3.2%
High school graduate	28.2%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewster	Twisp
Drove alone	72.6%	71.7%
Carpooled	10.5%	2.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	19.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	0.9%
Other means	2.3%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewster	Twisp
1-unit, detached	47.2%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	8.7%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	28.0%

Poverty & households

	Brewster	Twisp
Poverty rate	27.1%	13.5%
Average household size	2.93	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	14	14
Median year structure built	1974	1972