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 17.71 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, Brewer is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.81% of adults in Brewer have a college degree.
The per capita income in Brewer in 2022 was $33,595, which is middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,380 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, Italian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Brewer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and French.
