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.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Brewster is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brewster is a village of service providers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Brewster who work in management occupations (14.12%), maintenance occupations (13.90%), and food service (11.10%). 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. Despite the fact that it is a small village, Brewster has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the train - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the village for affordable transportation.The citizens of Brewster are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.32% of adults in Brewster having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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. In addition, Brewster has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (40.02%). The most common language spoken in Brewster is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Other Indo-European.
