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Brewster, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Brewster is a Census city of 1,653 people across 1.15 square miles of land, in Okanogan County. Median household income is $39,241, 44.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $661,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brewster
What Brewster is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.15 sq mi
- Water area0.35 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,435 plus or minus 331
- County holding the largest share of its areaOkanogan 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
- Population1,653 plus or minus 381
- Median age26.8 plus or minus 12.3
- Population under 18590 plus or minus 194
- Share under 1835.7 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Population 65 and over316 plus or minus 109
- Share 65 and over19.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households617 plus or minus 135
- Family households437 plus or minus 126
- Share of households that are families70.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brewster
Income and work in Brewster
- Median household income$39,241 plus or minus $11,274
- Per capita income$19,278
- Civilian labor force688 plus or minus 188
- Employed656 plus or minus 192
- Unemployed32 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over925 plus or minus 198
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher54.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brewster
Housing in Brewster
- Housing units711
- Occupied units617 plus or minus 135
- Vacant units94 plus or minus 49
- Vacancy rate13.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied277 plus or minus 89
- Renter occupied340 plus or minus 114
- Ownership rate44.9 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$239,600 plus or minus $55,561
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,005
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.7 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Single family units337 plus or minus 93
- Share single family47.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more245 plus or minus 101
- Share in buildings of two or more34.5 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Mobile homes129 plus or minus 76
- Median year structure built1973
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 commute550 plus or minus 182
- Commuting under 15 minutes315 plus or minus 125
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.3 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more105 plus or minus 70
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.1 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Drove alone70.6 percent
- Carpooled12.1 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Walked5.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brewster
SBA loans in Brewster (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$661,000
- Average approval$132,200
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$334,000
- Jobs supported17
- Jobs per approval3.4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
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 communityTown of Brewster
- NFIP community number530275
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/09/99
The Town of Brewster participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530275 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.
Okanogan County, not Brewster
Okanogan County context, not Brewster figures
- Establishments in Okanogan County1,202
- Covered employment, Okanogan County17,034
- Average annual pay, Okanogan County$48,554
- Housing units permitted, Okanogan County246
Every figure in this section is published for Okanogan 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, Washington?
1,653, in 617 households. Brewster city covers 1.15 square miles of land, which is 1,435 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?
Okanogan 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?
$39,241. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $239,600. Median gross rent is $1,005 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?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $661,000 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $50,000. 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?
Yes. Brewster appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brewster, town of, community 530275, 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 Okanogan 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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