Overview
9,606
Total Population
39.0
Median age
53.27%
Female population %
87.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
25-29 years
Largest age group
51.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
71
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
Brewer's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Brewer is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Brewer's population under 18 was 21.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Brewer's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Brewer, 17.05% were under the age of 15, 20.52% aged 15 to 29, 45.58% aged 30 to 64, 14.16% aged 65 to 84, and 2.70% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 628 more females than males in Brewer:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.27% females and 46.73% males in Brewer, ME.
- The Brewer, ME gender ratio is 87.7:100 i.e. 87.7 men to 100 women (0.877).
- For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 513.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 420.
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Race / Ethnicity
Brewer's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Brewer population: 95.67% are White, 0.64% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.02% are Asian, 0.98% are some other race and 2.59% are multiracial.
- Brewer's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 71 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,535 (99.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Brewer is White with a population of 9,19 (95.67% of the total population).
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Year by year
Brewer's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 9,669 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Brewer's population increased by 474 (5.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Brewer's population increased by 193 (2.04%), 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, Brewer's population was lowest in year 2019 at 8,996.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)