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

Map of Brewster, MN

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:

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)