Brewster

Population: 1,711
Median household income: $75,481
Median home value: $702,000

Brewster, a community in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, has 1,711 residents. Its median household income of $75,481 runs below the Barnstable County figure of $94,452.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brewster's population grew 4.5% from 1,637 to 1,711, while its median home value rose 59.4% from $440,400 to $702,000.

55.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,711
Median age: 61.4 yrs
Median household income: $75,481
Median home value: $702,000
Median gross rent: $1,316
Housing units: 2,185
Homeownership rate: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6371,711

Median household income

$53,517$75,481

Median home value

$440,400$702,000

Median gross rent

$1,200$1,316

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,637	$53,517	$440,400	—
2020	1,347	$52,167	$396,100	$1,200
2021	1,410	$61,579	$485,800	—
2022	1,739	$62,695	$668,600	$1,177
2023	1,711	$75,481	$702,000	$1,316

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 242.1%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 445.3%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 7424.4%

75 and over16.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	205	12.0%
18 to 24	36	2.1%
25 to 34	134	7.8%
35 to 44	90	5.3%
45 to 54	237	13.9%
55 to 64	315	18.4%
65 to 74	417	24.4%
75 and over	277	16.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,589	92.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	80	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate17.6%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree32.5%

Graduate or professional degree22.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	259	17.6%
Some college or associate's	399	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	478	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	334	22.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle3.1%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means5.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	535	76.2%
Carpooled	12	1.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	2.7%
Bicycle	22	3.1%
Worked from home	75	10.7%
Other means	39	5.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	119	19.0%
15 to 29 min	345	55.0%
30 to 44 min	84	13.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	79	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 6.4% (107 of 1,677)

	Count	Share
Family households	476	57.4%
Nonfamily households	353	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	829	37.9%
Vacant	1,356	62.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	678	81.8%
Renter-occupied	151	18.2%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,795	82.2%
1-unit, attached	116	5.3%
2 to 4 units	81	3.7%
5 to 19 units	106	4.9%
20 or more units	65	3.0%
Mobile home & other	22	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2507945
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 41.7609, -70.0704