Brewster is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,509 people and four associated neighborhoods, Brewster is the 533rd largest community in New York. Brewster has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Of important note, Brewster is also a village of artists. Brewster has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Brewster’s character.
For a small village, Brewster has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the train. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Brewster exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The education level of Brewster citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.32% of adults in Brewster have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Brewster in 2022 was $32,537, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,148 for a family of four. However, Brewster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Brewster is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Brewster home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Brewster, accounting for 60.89% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Brewster residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brewster include Italian, Irish, German, English, and European.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Brewster's cultural character, accounting for 40.02% of the village’s population.
The most common language spoken in Brewster is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Other Indo-European.