Demographics of Brewster town, Massachusetts

Brewster town, Massachusetts had 10,457 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +139 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brewster town, in four figures

10,457
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,420 ±19.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +139 people.; 59.6 ±4.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $103,317 ±$16,370
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Brewster town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brewster town, Massachusetts'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Brewster town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brewster town, Massachusetts'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	10,318	100.0	100.0
2021	10,467	101.4	100.2
2022	10,476	101.5	100.7
2023	10,467	101.4	101.6
2024	10,503	101.8	102.5
2025	10,457	101.3	103.1

Population of Brewster town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,318	—
2021	10,467	+149
2022	10,476	+9
2023	10,467	−9
2024	10,503	+36
2025	10,457	−46

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 59.6 ±4.7: for men 57.6 ±6.4 and for women 60.5 ±5.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brewster town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	128 to 446	1.2% to 4.3%	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,079 ±291	10.4% ±2.8	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	205 to 613	2.0% to 5.9%	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,803 ±413	17.3% ±4.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,818 ±482	27.0% ±4.6	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,024 ±453	38.6% ±4.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $103,317 ±$16,370, and income per person $71,346 ±$8,992, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Brewster town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	501 ±206	10.7% ±4.4	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	785 ±237	16.7% ±5.0	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	520 ±177	11.1% ±3.7	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	373 ±139	8.0% ±2.9	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	800 ±249	17.1% ±5.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	539 ±207	11.5% ±4.4	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,169 ±274	24.9% ±5.7	22.3% ±0.2	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 Brewster town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	691 ±278	6.8% ±2.7	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 118	0% to 8.8%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	112 to 420	3.0% to 10.9%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	139 to 607	2.8% to 11.9%	10.4% ±0.2	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 Brewster town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brewster town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	8,110 ±319	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	57.8% ±1.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	42.2% ±4.0	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.0% ±3.5	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.0% ±5.1	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$707,700 ±$50,846	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,589 ±$465	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±2	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Brewster town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	154 to 656	1.5% to 6.3%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,463 ±351	90.8% ±3.4	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 174	0% to 1.7%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 205	0% to 2.0%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 0.5%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	179 to 539	1.7% to 5.2%	5.1% ±0.1	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 Brewster town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	5,974 ±583	57.3% ±5.6	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,529 ±477	33.9% ±4.6	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 202	0.1% to 1.9%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	809 ±318	7.8% ±3.1	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	730 ±297	7.0% ±2.9	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 183	0% to 1.8%	8.3% ±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%.

Brewster town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

184th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Brewster town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Maynard CDP	10,712 ±23
Hanson town	10,660 ±28
Acushnet town	10,624 ±26
Southborough town	10,493 ±23
Winchendon town	10,440 ±55
Brewster town	10,420 ±19
Littleton town	10,280 ±43
Hull CDP	10,138 ±18
Ware town	10,048 ±21
Nantucket CDP	10,017 ±739
Sturbridge town	9,960 ±20

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