Brewer, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 9,035 (Urban population: 7,679, Rural population: 1,356 (all nonfarm))

Brewer, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,059 (3,844 occupied: 2,349 owner occupied, 1,495 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	28%

Housing density: 269 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $204,483.

Median contract rent in 2007: $583 (lower quartile is $483, upper quartile is $693)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $573

Median gross rent in Brewer, ME in 2007: $618

Housing units in Brewer with a mortgage: 1,259 (102 second mortgage, 256 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 739

Brewer,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,556 (it was $88,200 in 2000)

Brewer:	$142,556
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $97,669 - $202,073

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $171,467
Here: $171,467
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $174,745
Here: $174,745
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $144,841
Here: $144,841
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $145,520
Here: $145,520
State: $258,838

Mobile homes: $42,700
Here: $42,700
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,820

In family households: 6,936 (1,838 male householders, 551 female householders)
1,954 spouses, 2,240 children (1,947 natural, 77 adopted, 216 stepchildren), 97 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 51 other relatives, 130 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,884 (627 male householders (428 living alone)), 863 female householders (732 living alone)), 394 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 131 (116 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,132 2-persons, 567 3-persons, 464 4-persons, 164 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,160 1-person, 286 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

1,369 married couples with children.
534 single-parent households (111 men, 423 women).

95.6% of residents of Brewer speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 228 (2.5%)
(76.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brewer, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 118 5 rooms: 572 6 rooms: 642 7 rooms: 453 8 rooms: 333 9 or more rooms: 206

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brewer, Maine:
	1 room: 21 2 rooms: 134 3 rooms: 368 4 rooms: 437 5 rooms: 309 6 rooms: 144 7 rooms: 33 8 rooms: 30 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 21
1995 to 1998: 253
1990 to 1994: 182
1980 to 1989: 314
1970 to 1979: 517
1960 to 1969: 455
1950 to 1959: 647
1940 to 1949: 267
1939 or earlier: 1,403

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brewer:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 391 3 bedrooms: 1,261 4 bedrooms: 548 5 or more bedrooms: 107

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brewer:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 563 2 bedrooms: 608 3 bedrooms: 235 4 bedrooms: 55 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Brewer in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 101 1 vehicle: 684 2 vehicles: 1,182 3 vehicles: 313 4 vehicles: 53 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Brewer in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 246 1 vehicle: 846 2 vehicles: 363 3 vehicles: 27 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Brewer, ME:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 11
$20,000 to $24,999: 15
$25,000 to $29,999: 14
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 20
$50,000 to $59,999: 26
$60,000 to $69,999: 20
$70,000 to $79,999: 32
$80,000 to $89,999: 72
$90,000 to $99,999: 97
$100,000 to $124,999: 447
$125,000 to $149,999: 581
$150,000 to $174,999: 329
$175,000 to $199,999: 174
$200,000 to $249,999: 323
$250,000 to $299,999: 94
$300,000 to $399,999: 49
$400,000 to $499,999: 23
$500,000 to $749,999: 26
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Brewer rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Brewer:

Less than $100: 34 people
$100 to $149: 25
$150 to $199: 47
$200 to $249: 55
$250 to $299: 61
$300 to $349: 58
$350 to $399: 27
$400 to $449: 60
$450 to $499: 92
$500 to $549: 130
$550 to $599: 191
$600 to $649: 140
$650 to $699: 119
$700 to $749: 110
$750 to $799: 91
$800 to $899: 90
$900 to $999: 83
$1,000 to $1,249: 24
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 68

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 16 1985 to 1989: 35 1980 to 1984: 6 1975 to 1979: 23 1970 to 1974: 25 1970 to 1974: 14 1965 to 1969: 109

Brewer, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.0%
Number of people working at home: 119 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 164
5 to 9 minutes: 851
10 to 14 minutes: 1203
15 to 19 minutes: 999
20 to 24 minutes: 439
25 to 29 minutes: 52
30 to 34 minutes: 155
35 to 39 minutes: 12
40 to 44 minutes: 9
45 to 59 minutes: 153
60 to 89 minutes: 139
90 or more minutes: 49

Brewer mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,697 (85%)
Carpooled: 417 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Walked: 79 (2%)
Other means: 8 (0%)
Worked at home: 119 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 462
$10,000 to $14,999: 323
$15,000 to $19,999: 192
$20,000 to $24,999: 248
$25,000 to $29,999: 261
$30,000 to $34,999: 335
$35,000 to $39,999: 279
$40,000 to $44,999: 226
$45,000 to $49,999: 240
$50,000 to $59,999: 296
$60,000 to $74,999: 426
$75,000 to $99,999: 354
$100,000 to $124,999: 115
$125,000 to $149,999: 57
$150,000 to $199,999: 30
$200,000 or more: 35

First ancestries reported:

English: 1619

Irish: 1157

French (except Basque): 912

United States or American: 706

French Canadian: 435

German: 402

Other groups: 400

Scottish: 359

Scotch-Irish: 277

Italian: 150

Swedish: 141

Canadian: 113

Polish: 107

Russian: 68

Norwegian: 66

Welsh: 57

Dutch: 49

British: 44

Finnish: 23

Czech: 18

Greek: 17

Austrian: 15

Danish: 10

Czechoslovakian: 9

Slovak: 9

Romanian: 9

Hungarian: 9

Ukrainian: 8

Northern European: 7

Swiss: 7

Eastern European: 6

European: 6

Belgian: 5

Scandinavian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (37%)
Germany (16%)
India (8%)
Other Northern Europe (8%)
Greece (7%)
Korea (7%)
Hungary (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6758
Northeast: 990
Midwest: 389
South: 279
West: 229

55% of Brewer residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 101
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 28
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 50
High school graduate (or equivalency): 972
Less than 1 year of college: 204
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 378
Associate degree: 303
Bachelor's degree: 512
Master's degree: 119
Professional school degree: 70
Doctorate degree: 77

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 51
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 129
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,085
Less than 1 year of college: 282
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 603
Associate degree: 284
Bachelor's degree: 523
Master's degree: 264
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 30

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 72.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,231
Black householders: $20,197
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,110
Asian householders: $73,000
Some other race householders: $29,335
Two or more races householders: $5,438
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $22,247

Brewer household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Brewer marital status for males

Brewer marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $143,687
Black or African American householders: $262,645
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $137,383
Asian householders: $300,466

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,339
One, attached: 59
Two: 516
3 or 4: 624
5 to 9: 186
10 to 19: 87
20 to 49: 67
50 or more: 49
Mobile homes: 132

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,561

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brewer:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (96%) Wood (2%) Electricity (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (80%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 71

Here:	6.9%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37

Here:	7.8%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 95

Here:	24.2%
Maine:	28.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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