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None of the households in Brewer, ME reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
99.8% of the residents in Brewer, ME are U.S. citizens.
In 2024, the median property value in Brewer, ME was $245,300, and the homeownership rate was 59.7%.
Most people in Brewer, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Brewer, ME was 2 cars per household.
Brewer, ME is home to a population of 9.65k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.
As of 2024, 1.49% of Brewer, ME residents were born outside of the country (144 people).
In 2024, there were 48.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.8k people) in Brewer, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 181 White (Hispanic) and 180 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 99.8% of Brewer, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brewer, ME was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Brewer, ME compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 48.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.8k people) in Brewer, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 181 White (Hispanic) and 180 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
3.31% of the people in Brewer, ME are hispanic (319 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brewer, ME as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maine was Canada, the natal country of 10,285 Maine residents, followed by China with 2,950 and Other Africa, not specified with 2,714.
As of 2024, 1.49% of Brewer, ME residents (144 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brewer, ME was 1.57%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Brewer, ME compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Brewer, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Brewer, ME.
94.5% of the population of Brewer, ME has health coverage, with 40% on employee plans, 18.6% on Medicaid, 13% on Medicare, 21% on non-group plans, and 1.86% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Maine see 932 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (932 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1406 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 177 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.5% were men and 55.5% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.1% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.5% were men and 55.5% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brewer, ME declined by 11.6% from 6.24% to 5.51%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Brewer, ME changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Brewer, ME employs 4.44k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brewer, ME were Health Care & Social Assistance (952 people), Retail Trade (652 people), and Educational Services (560 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($82,708), Public Administration ($80,563), and Information ($77,813).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brewer, ME declined at a rate of −3.71%, from 4.61k employees to 4.44k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brewer, ME, are Management Occupations (463 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (452 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (441 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brewer, ME.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maine (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brewer, ME declined at a rate of −3.71%, from 4.61k employees to 4.44k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brewer, ME, are Health Care & Social Assistance (952 people), Retail Trade (652 people), and Educational Services (560 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brewer, ME, though some of these residents may live in Brewer, ME and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($107,683), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,917), and Manufacturing ($78,750).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,438), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,981), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,233).
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).
Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing the state of Maine. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Maine is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maine for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing Maine.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Maine over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
The median property value in Brewer, ME was $245,300 in 2024, which is 0.737 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $218,100 to $245,300, a 12.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Brewer, ME is 59.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.
People in Brewer, ME have an average commute time of 16.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brewer, ME is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Brewer, ME the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brewer, ME compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 59.7% of the housing units in Brewer, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brewer, ME compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 4.25k households in Brewer, ME grew to $66,613 from the previous year's value of $51,490.
The following chart displays the households in Brewer, ME distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Maine was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.15% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Maine was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maine in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Maine across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 80.4% of workers in Brewer, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (6.94%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Brewer, ME have a shorter commute time (16.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.86% of the workforce in Brewer, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Brewer, ME compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Brewer, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brewer, ME have 2 cars.
12.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brewer, ME (1.18k out of 9.42k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brewer, ME is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.