Brewster - Pateros is a very small town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 4,782 people and just one neighborhood, Brewster - Pateros is the 137th largest community in Washington.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Brewster - Pateros is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.43% of the Brewster - Pateros workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Brewster - Pateros is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brewster - Pateros who work in farm management occupations (26.82%), office and administrative support (12.13%), and management occupations (8.63%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.06% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.23 minutes getting to work every day.
The rate of college-level education in Brewster - Pateros is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.59% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Brewster - Pateros in 2022 was $21,552, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,208 for a family of four. However, Brewster - Pateros contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Brewster - Pateros is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Brewster - Pateros home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Brewster - Pateros, accounting for 62.64% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Brewster - Pateros residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brewster - Pateros include German, Irish, English, European, and Norwegian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Brewster - Pateros's cultural character, accounting for 31.58% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Brewster - Pateros is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 26.8% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 94.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Yugoslav and Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Yugoslav ancestry and 60.9% have Mexican ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 57.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 95.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Brewster - Pateros are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 64.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 26.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 77.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 26.8% of the working population is employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 22.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.0%), and 17.6% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 57.1% of households. Some people also speak English (42.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Brewster - Pateros, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (60.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (11.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.9%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.8%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (2.2%), among others. In addition, 31.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (52.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (68.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (13.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.