Moving to Brewster, Minnesota
Population: 502. Estimated population in July 2024: 492 (-2.0% change)
Males: 255 (50.8%), Females: 247 (49.2%)
Nobles County
Zip code: 56119
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $38,125
Median house value: $41,700
Population by Race
Races in Brewster:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Other race (2.0%)
Ancestries: German (57.8%), Norwegian (12.4%), Irish (11.6%), Dutch (7.6%), United States (5.2%), Swedish (4.0%).
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Brewster
- High school or higher: 75.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Brewster city
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 60.8%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 8.3%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -30 (-5.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Brewster:
- WORTHINGTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WORTHINGTON, MN)
- WESTBROOK HEALTH CENTER (about 25 miles; WESTBROOK, MN)
- WINDOM AREA HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; WINDOM, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brewster:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 88 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 103 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 110 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brewster:
- WORTHINGTON MUNI (about 8 miles; WORTHINGTON, MN; Abbreviation: OTG)
- SLAYTON MUNI (about 29 miles; SLAYTON, MN; Abbreviation: 60Y)
- WINDOM MUNI (about 29 miles; WINDOM, MN; Abbreviation: MWM)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brewster:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 102 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 105 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 107 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
Public primary/middle school in Brewster:
- BREWSTER EL. (Students: 141; Location: 915 4TH AVE.; Grades: PK – 06)