Demographics of Brewton city, Alabama

Brewton city, Alabama had 5,113 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −143 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brewton city, in four figures

5,113
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,186 ±18.; −2.7%
Change since July 2020: −143 people.; 46.4 ±7.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,721 ±$5,128
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.

Brewton city, Alabama's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brewton city, Alabama'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

Brewton city, Alabama's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brewton city, Alabama'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	5,256	100.0	100.0
2021	5,209	99.1	100.2
2022	5,186	98.7	100.7
2023	5,161	98.2	101.6
2024	5,139	97.8	102.5
2025	5,113	97.3	103.1

Population of Brewton city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,256	—
2021	5,209	−47
2022	5,186	−23
2023	5,161	−25
2024	5,139	−22
2025	5,113	−26

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.4 ±7.4: for men 42.4 ±6.8 and for women 52.0 ±10.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brewton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	239 ±114	4.6% ±2.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	756 ±230	14.6% ±4.4	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	450 ±164	8.7% ±3.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,084 ±284	20.9% ±5.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,422 ±248	27.4% ±4.8	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,235 ±280	23.8% ±5.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,721 ±$5,128, and income per person $31,668 ±$4,765, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Brewton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	526 ±176	27.1% ±8.5	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	403 ±156	20.7% ±7.6	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	430 ±153	22.1% ±7.4	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	48 to 164	2.5% to 8.4%	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	167 ±82	8.6% ±4.1	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	88 to 282	4.7% to 14.4%	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	64 to 190	6.5% ±3.1	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Brewton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	681 ±248	14.2% ±5.2	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 139	< 0.1% to 14.8%	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	347 ±149	15.1% ±6.1	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	132 to 398	16.9% ±7.7	12.4% ±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 Brewton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brewton city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	2,429 ±273	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.0% ±3.0	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.0% ±6.4	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.0% ±7.1	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.0% ±8.0	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$150,100 ±$30,966	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$695 ±$111	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±3	1986 ±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 Brewton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 222	0% to 4.3%	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,344 ±342	64.5% ±6.6	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,557 ±306	30.0% ±5.9	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 1.0%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 1.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 82	0% to 1.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	28 to 172	0.5% to 3.3%	3.3% ±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 Brewton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	3,848 ±482	74.2% ±9.3	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,303 ±479	25.1% ±9.2	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 41	0% to 0.8%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 46	0% to 0.9%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 46	0% to 0.9%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	2.4% ±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%.

Brewton city among the places of Alabama

116th of 120 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Places of Alabama near Brewton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Smiths Station city	5,496 ±24
Glencoe city	5,353 ±24
Roanoke city	5,336 ±25
Headland city	5,217 ±23
Odenville city	5,197 ±23
Brewton city	5,186 ±18
Holtville CDP	5,158 ±779
Tallassee city	5,134 ±420
Springville city	5,081 ±35
Midfield city	5,045 ±23

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Alabama by median age
No. 17 Places in Alabama by homeownership rate
No. 24 Places in Alabama by poverty rate
No. 30 Places in Alabama by per capita income
No. 62 Places in Alabama by median household income
No. 69 Places in Alabama by median home value

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