Brewton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 5,661 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Brewton is the 127th largest community in Alabama.

Unlike some cities, Brewton isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Brewton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brewton is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brewton who work in teaching (11.67%), office and administrative support jobs (10.69%), and sales jobs (10.18%).

Brewton is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Brewton, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.5% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Even though Brewton is not a large city, it has a number of people who use taxis to get to work each day.

Brewton Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Brewton is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 21.37% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Brewton in 2000 was $18,185, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,740 for a family of four.

Brewton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brewton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Brewton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brewton include Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Brewton is English.