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Brewer, ME
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Brewer profile


Living in Brewer



Brewer is a somewhat small city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 9,629 people and three associated neighborhoods, Brewer is the 24th largest community in Maine.

Also of interest is that Brewer has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.59 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small city, Brewer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Brewer is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.97% of adults in Brewer have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brewer in 2022 was $40,180, which is middle income relative to Maine, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,720 for a family of four. However, Brewer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Brewer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brewer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brewer include English, Irish, French, German, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Brewer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and French.