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Brewster, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Brewster is a Census city of 459 people across 0.26 square miles of land, in Thomas County. Median household income is $63,816, 77.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $335,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brewster
What Brewster is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.26 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,776 plus or minus 766
- County holding the largest share of its areaThomas County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brewster
How many people live in Brewster
- Population459 plus or minus 198
- Median age30.4 plus or minus 11.6
- Population under 18151 plus or minus 69
- Share under 1832.9 percent
- Population 65 and over49 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over10.7 percent
- Households168 plus or minus 55
- Family households132 plus or minus 55
- Share of households that are families78.6 percent plus or minus 20.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brewster
Income and work in Brewster
- Median household income$63,816
- Per capita income$24,717
- Civilian labor force233 plus or minus 97
- Employed232 plus or minus 97
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 2
- Unemployment rate0.4 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over278 plus or minus 99
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.4 percent plus or minus 46.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.8 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brewster
Housing in Brewster
- Housing units183 plus or minus 57
- Occupied units168 plus or minus 55
- Vacant units15 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate8.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Owner occupied130 plus or minus 50
- Renter occupied38 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate77.4 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$118,800 plus or minus $62,001
- Median gross rent, monthly$775 plus or minus $269
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units171 plus or minus 57
- Share single family93.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 12
- Share in buildings of two or more1.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1944
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brewster
How Brewster gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute222 plus or minus 96
- Commuting under 15 minutes95 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.8 percent plus or minus 25.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more20 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Drove alone71.4 percent plus or minus 20.2
- Carpooled17.6 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Worked from home2.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brewster
SBA loans in Brewster (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$335,000
- Average approval$335,000
- Median approval$335,000
- Largest approval$335,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brewster, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brewster
Flood risk in Brewster
- NFIP communityCity of Brewster
- NFIP community number200392
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/24/76
The City of Brewster does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200392 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Thomas County, not Brewster
Thomas County context, not Brewster figures
- Establishments in Thomas County332
- Covered employment, Thomas County4,104
- Average annual pay, Thomas County$47,946
- Housing units permitted, Thomas County5
Every figure in this section is published for Thomas County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brewster.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brewster questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brewster, Kansas?
459, in 168 households. Brewster city covers 0.26 square miles of land, which is 1,776 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brewster in?
Thomas County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brewster?
$63,816. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $118,800. Median gross rent is $775 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brewster businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $335,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $335,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brewster, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brewster borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brewster. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brewster in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Brewster appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brewster, city of, community 200392, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brewster figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Thomas County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brewster.
Is zoning published for Brewster?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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