How many homes in Brewster, MA are overcrowded?

Name: Crowding and facilities in Brewster, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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0.0% (±1.3 points) of occupied homes in Brewster, MA have more than one occupant per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% have more than 1.5.

0.4% lack complete plumbing.

2.4% lack a complete kitchen.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

More than 1 per room: 0.0% (±1.3 points)
Lacking plumbing: 0.4%
Lacking a kitchen: 2.4%

Crowding and facilities in Brewster

Share of occupied homes, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brewster	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
More than 1 person per room	0.0% (±1.3 points)	1.2% (±0.3 points)	2.3% (±0.1 points)	3.4%
More than 1.5 people per room	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.3% (±0.1 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	1.2%
Lacking complete plumbing	0.4% (±0.6 points)	0.4% (±0.1 points)	0.4% (±0.1 points)	0.4%
Lacking a complete kitchen	2.4% (±1.7 points)	0.8% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.8%

A room is any whole room other than a bathroom, hall or porch; more than one person per room is the Census Bureau’s usual measure of crowding.

Complete plumbing means hot and cold running water and a bath or shower; a complete kitchen means a sink with a faucet, a stove or range and a refrigerator.

In Brewster, the share of crowded homes is not measurably different from Barnstable County (1.2%).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts (2.3%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.4%).

Crowded homes in places near Brewster

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brewster
Place	Distance	Crowded homes	Compared with this place
Brewster	—	0.0% (±1.3 points)	—
East Harwich	3.2 mi	0.0% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Harwich	3.5 mi	0.0% (±1.0 points)	Not measurably different
Harwich Center	3.8 mi	0.0% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Northwest Harwich	4.2 mi	0.0% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Orleans (community)	4.3 mi	0.7% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
East Dennis	4.8 mi	0.4% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Harwich Port	5.1 mi	0.0% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
South Dennis	5.3 mi	0.0% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

The figures for Brewster include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Brewster (community).

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Brewster

How many homes in Brewster are overcrowded?

0.0% of occupied homes in Brewster, MA have more than one person per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Brewster lack plumbing or a kitchen?

0.4% lack complete plumbing facilities and 2.4% lack complete kitchen facilities.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Brewster town, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Brewster town, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:07980, in state:25 county:001).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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DP04_0078PE, DP04_0078PM, DP04_0079PE, DP04_0079PM, DP04_0073PE, DP04_0073PM, DP04_0074PE, DP04_0074PM

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