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A town of 5,113, established in 1861. A regional job hub with 3,672 jobs.
Brewton grades D overall, ranked 135th of 187 in Alabama, mostly because of safety and incomes. Its crime rate is higher than 96% of U.S. towns, with 27 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. The median household income is $51K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. One bright spot: its schools outperform 79% of the state's. Brewton’s property crime rate is 38.4 per 1,000 residents, against 16.9 in Alabama’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. Only 24 of Alabama’s 308 towns score lower on hazard risk. Brewton Historic Commercial District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Brewton beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Brewton Elementary School | PK–4 | 476 |
| Brewton Middle School | 5–8 | 319 |
| TR Miller High School | 9–12 | 373 |
Where Brewton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Brewton is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,312 in 1870, a low of 1,115 in 1890, 5,276 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1960 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brewton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Brewton.
Brewton pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Alabama (mostly hurricanes).
Property crime runs at 38.4 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Alabama rate, most of it theft. Reported crimes fell from 279 to 223 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Brewton’s violent crime rate is 5.3 per 1,000 residents. Brewton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 96% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its A− for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $153K.
Its public schools are run by the Brewton City school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is TR Miller High School, with 373 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 476 | A |
| TR Miller High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 373 | B+ |
| Brewton Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 319 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
3,672 jobs are based in Brewton, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 19 minutes, against 25.5 across Alabama.
About one in 3 of Brewton’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Brewton is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Mobile (4%), Atmore (2%) and Montgomery (2%).
| Brewton | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 33% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of Alabama towns, with expected losses of about $499 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on. 164 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 25 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1978, 164 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Brewton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 6,044 U.S. towns with household incomes like Brewton’s, it is less healthy than 51%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
Brewton beats the Alabama average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 48% of adults have high blood pressure in Brewton.
| Brewton | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 43% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 36% |
| What stands out | Brewton | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.1% | 78% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.1% | 4.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes are within reach (about $153K for the typical one, B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 25 miles.
The typical Brewton home is worth about $153,000, up 1.1% in a year, 36% below the Alabama typical home.
| Brewton | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $695 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 69% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Brewton | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Brewton has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 38° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (18% statewide). 19% of Brewton residents are under 18. Brewton has lost 3% of its people since 2020, down to 5,113 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Brewton | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.4 years | 39.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 23% | 29% |
56% women, 44% men
About 78 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4 points). Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women.
| Brewton | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.5% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.4% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.8% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.5% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.2% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.5% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
None within 15 miles of Brewton; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Brewton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
17 notable people were born in Brewton.
2 towns share a border with Brewton.
| Town | AL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewton | #135 | D | B | D− | A− | C− |
| East Brewton | — | — | B+ | D | C | D− |
| Riverview | — | — | — | — | — | — |
East Brewton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Riverview isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brewton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Brewton grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #135 of 187 in Alabama. It grades C− for health, D− for safety and A− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 3.2 years of the area's median household income ($48,225 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
Brewton was established in 1861 and has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 17 notable people were born here, including Alan Baker and Johnnie Byrd.