Demographics of Brewer city, Maine

Brewer city, Maine had 9,636 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −34 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brewer city, in four figures

9,636
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,652 ±33.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −34 people.; 40.1 ±4.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,613 ±$9,304
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Brewer city, Maine's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brewer city, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Brewer city, Maine's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brewer city, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,670	100.0	100.0
2021	9,667	100.0	100.2
2022	9,674	100.0	100.7
2023	9,692	100.2	101.6
2024	9,644	99.7	102.5
2025	9,636	99.6	103.1

Population of Brewer city, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,670	—
2021	9,667	−3
2022	9,674	+7
2023	9,692	+18
2024	9,644	−48
2025	9,636	−8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±4.8: for men 40.2 ±5.8 and for women 40.1 ±7.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brewer city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	569 ±229	5.9% ±2.4	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,451 ±344	15.0% ±3.6	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	728 ±223	7.5% ±2.3	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,557 ±411	26.5% ±4.3	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,184 ±396	22.6% ±4.1	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,163 ±346	22.4% ±3.6	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,613 ±$9,304, and income per person $40,180 ±$3,849, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,733 ±$795 in Maine and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Brewer city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	775 ±220	18.2% ±5.0	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	949 ±271	22.3% ±6.1	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	596 ±173	14.0% ±3.9	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	493 ±151	11.6% ±3.4	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	765 ±249	18.0% ±5.7	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	303 ±118	7.1% ±2.7	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	369 ±144	8.7% ±3.3	9.4% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Brewer city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	1,177 ±415	12.5% ±4.4	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	24 to 240	1.4% to 11.9%	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	797 ±343	15.9% ±6.6	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	248 ±96	10.3% ±3.6	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brewer city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brewer city	Maine	United States
Housing units	4,402 ±340	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.5% ±10.4	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.1% to 5.8%	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.7% ±2.1	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.3% ±7.0	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$245,300 ±$20,892	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,086 ±$54	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±4	1977 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Brewer city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	319 ±140	3.3% ±1.5	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,797 ±307	91.1% ±3.2	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	28 to 220	0.3% to 2.3%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 53	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 77	0% to 0.8%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 365	0% to 3.8%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	194 ±90	2.0% ±0.9	4.2% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Brewer city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	6,674 ±371	69.1% ±3.8	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,732 ±408	28.3% ±4.2	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 202	< 0.1% to 2.1%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	63 to 225	0.7% to 2.3%	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	45 to 197	0.5% to 2.0%	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3 to 43	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Brewer city among the places and towns of Maine

27th of 81 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maine page.

Places of Maine near Brewer city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Orono CDP	11,151 ±244
Standish town	10,662 ±18
Kittery town	10,473 ±22
Lisbon town	9,750 ±38
Topsham town	9,706 ±19
Brewer city	9,652 ±33
Cape Elizabeth town	9,606 ±23
Old Orchard Beach CDP	9,244 ±24
Yarmouth town	9,053 ±23
Bath city	8,815 ±16
Freeport town	8,802 ±18

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Maine by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 4 Places in Maine by poverty rate
No. 13 Places in Maine by median age
No. 25 Places in Maine by per capita income
No. 28 Places in Maine by median rent
No. 34 Places in Maine by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026