Moving to Brewster, Kansas

Population: 285. Estimated population in July 2024: 262 (-8.1% change)
Males: 142 (49.8%), Females: 143 (50.2%)

Thomas County

Zip code: 67732

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $34,063
Median house value: $41,700

Population by Race

Races in Brewster:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
  • Hispanic (4.6%)
  • Other race (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (22.8%), English (15.4%), Swedish (6.0%), Irish (5.3%), Czech (3.5%), Scottish (3.5%).

Elevation: 3428 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Brewster, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brewster

  • High school or higher: 85.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brewster city

  • Never married: 10.8%
  • Now married: 67.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -12 (-4.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Brewster:

  • CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; COLBY, KS)
  • GOODLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; GOODLAND, KS)
  • RAWLINS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; ATWOOD, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brewster:

  • RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNI/ (about 22 miles; GOODLAND, KS; Abbreviation: GLD)
  • MC COOK MUNI (about 80 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
  • GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 110 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brewster:

  • SHALZ FIELD (about 25 miles; COLBY, KS; Abbreviation: CBK)
  • BRESSLER FIELD (about 29 miles; BIRD CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 5K0)
  • CHEYENNE COUNTY MUNI (about 39 miles; ST FRANCIS, KS; Abbreviation: SYF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brewster:

  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 146 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 190 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 192 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 212 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 212 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 212 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 212 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)

Schools

Public high school in Brewster:

  • BREWSTER HIGH (Students: 57; Location: 127 KANSAS AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Brewster:

  • BREWSTER ELEM (Students: 104; Location: 127 KANSAS AVENUE; Grades: PK – 08)