Brewster, Massachusetts Population

Overview

10,282

Total Population

57.3

Median age

52.24%

Female population %

91.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

78.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Brewster town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Brewster town is 57.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brewster town's population under 18 was 13.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brewster town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brewster town, 8.79% were under the age of 15, 12.87% aged 15 to 29, 43.26% aged 30 to 64, 29.88% aged 65 to 84, and 5.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 460 more females than males in Brewster town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.24% females and 47.76% males in Brewster, Massachusetts.
The Brewster, Massachusetts gender ratio is 91.4:100 i.e. 91.4 men to 100 women (0.914).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 854.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 572.

Brewster town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brewster town population: 95.82% are White, 0.17% are Black or African American, 0.58% are Asian, 0.61% are some other race and 2.82% are multiracial.
Brewster town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,022 (97.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brewster town is White with a population of 9,852 (95.82% of the total population).

Brewster town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 10,468 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Brewster town's population decreased by 268 (2.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brewster town's population increased by 456 (4.62%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Brewster town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 9,771.