Maine · Census place 06925
Brewer, ME population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Brewer, Maine (Brewer, ME — Census place “Brewer city”) is 9,654 residents, ranking #14 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $51,490, the median home is worth $218,100 and median gross rent runs $984 a month. Looking for the Brewer Maine ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Brewer, ME: 04412.
- Population
- 9,654Brewer city residents
- Median household income
- $51,490Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $218,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $984Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56%Owner-occupied households
Brewer ZIP codes (Maine)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Brewer.
The Brewer ME ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Brewer city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brewer city median would spend about 22.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.2% of residents and 56% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Brewer city, ME in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Brewer city is a mid-size town in Maine, with 9,654 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #14 of 155 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 40.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Brewer city earn a median of $51,490 a year, 34.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 13% below the $58,992 median for the 106 Maine cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 17.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Brewer city is valued at $218,100, 28.1% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $221,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $984 a month, 30% below the national figure, or roughly $11,808 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 56% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Maine.
- Old Orchard Beach CDP 9,150
- Orono CDP 10,699
- Bath city 8,801
- Waterville city 16,704
- Presque Isle city 8,736
- Brunswick CDP 16,928
- Ellsworth city 8,550
- Augusta city 18,999
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Brewer city?
- Brewer city has 9,654 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #14 of 155 in Maine.
- What is the median household income in Brewer city?
- Median household income in Brewer city is $51,490 a year, 34.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Brewer city?
- Median gross rent is $984 a month and the median home value is $218,100, so rent absorbs about 22.9% of median household income.
- Is Brewer city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Brewer city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Brewer city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.