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Population (year 2000): 2,162. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,158 (-0.2% change)
Males: 1,226 (56.7%), Females: 936 (43.3%)
Putnam County
Zip code:
10509
Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $42,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $172,200 (year 2000)
Races in Brewster:
- White Non-Hispanic (59.4%)
- Hispanic (32.1%)
- Other race (11.7%)
- Black (5.4%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Chinese (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (17.9%), Italian (15.3%),
German (10.3%), English (6.0%), United States (4.9%), Polish
(4.1%).
Elevation: 395 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brewster
- High school or higher: 70.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brewster village
- Never married: 44.0%
- Now married: 40.7%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 7.0%
32.2% Foreign born (27.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +524 (+32.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Brewster:
- PUTNAM HOSPITAL CENTER (about 6 miles; CARMEL, NY)
- FOUR WINDS (about 11 miles; KATONAH, NY)
- DANBURY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; DANBURY, CT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brewster:
- DANBURY MUNI (about 11 miles; DANBURY, CT; ID: DXR)
- WESTCHESTER COUNTY (about 24 miles; WHITE PLAINS,
NY; ID: HPN)
- DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 24 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY;
ID: POU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brewster:
- STORMVILLE (about 14 miles; STORMVILLE, NY; ID: N69)
- CANDLELIGHT (about 17 miles; NEW MILFORD, CT; ID:
6Y2)
- CANDLELIGHT FARMS (about 17 miles; NEW MILFORD, CT;
ID: 11N)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brewster:
- WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12
miles; DANBURY, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,297)
- UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT (about 19 miles;
Bridgeport, CT; FT enrollment: 2,162)
- PACE UNIVERSITY-PLEASANTVILLE BRIARCLIFF (about 22
miles; PLEASANTVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,837)
- SUNY WESTCHESTER COMMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles;
VALHALLA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,730)
- NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; NORWALK,
CT; FT enrollment: 2,772)
- UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 26 miles; WEST
POINT, NY; FT enrollment: 4,088)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT PURCHASE (about 26 miles; PURCHASE,
NY; FT enrollment: 3,517)
Public high school in Brewster:
- BREWSTER HS (Students: 1,155; Location: 50
FOGGINTOWN RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Brewster:
- HENRY H. WELLS MS (Students: 887; Location:
570 RT 312; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JOHN F. KENNEDY ES (Students: 597; Location:
31 FOGGINTOWN RD; Grades: KG - 03)
- C.V. STARR IS (Students: 592; Location: 20
FARM-TO-MARKET RD; Grades: 04 - 05)
- GARDEN STREET SCHOOL (Students: 495;
Location: 20 GARDEN ST; Grades: KG - 03)
Private primary/middle schools in Brewster:
- ST LAWRENCE O TOOLE SCHOOL (Students: 288;
Location: 11 EASTVIEW AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- GREEN CHIMNEYS SCHOOL (Students: 135;
Location: CALLER BX 719 PUTNAM LK RD; Grades: UG - UG)
- MELROSE SCHOOL (Students: 123; Location: 120
FEDERAL HILL ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Brewster:
- BREWSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$235,083; Location: 79 MAIN STREET; 23,977 books; 910
audio materials; 2,746 video materials; 75 serial
subscriptions)
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