Brewer is a somewhat small city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 9,666 people and three associated neighborhoods, Brewer is the 24th largest community in Maine.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Brewer is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brewer is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brewer who work in sales jobs (13.43%), management occupations (10.36%), and healthcare (10.09%). Also of interest is that Brewer has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Brewer spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.71 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The overall education level of Brewer citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.81% of adults in Brewer have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. 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.
