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Brewer, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brewer, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,482. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BREWER-ME · Brewer, ME 1 ZIPs · 9,482 pop · #14673/25278 · Penobscot County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $66,613
  • RANK-MID #14673/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bangor
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 60% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,482
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $245,300

Nearest income peer: Bangor, ME (+ $319 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Brewer

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Brewer on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Brewer, ME sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,482
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,613
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,613 and poverty 12.5% concentrate in 04412.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,086 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Maine, Randolph is the closest lower-income city and Auburn the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brewer.

Population concentration

Brewer's single ZIP 04412 carries the town

Brewer is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 04412 is the entire residential footprint (9,482 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Brewer's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 390 establishments, 7,329 employees , annual payroll $357,463k (~41 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04412 (390 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (75) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Brewer, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Penobscot County, which covers 46 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Brewer. See the Penobscot County roll-up →

Brewer lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Penobscot County: Hampden, Holden and Orrington earn more and Orono, Old Town and Lincoln earn less. Hampden marks the far end of that range at $106,554, 60% above Brewer.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04412 9,482 $66,613 390 240
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Brewer roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Brewer, .