St. Lawrence County > Brasher (town)
Population trend for Brasher
03,0001990: 2,1242,12419902000: 2,3372,33720002010: 2,5122,51220102020: 2,6272,62720202023: 2,6022,6022023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Brasher is a town in St. Lawrence County, in the North Country region.

2023 Median income for St. Lawrence County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
St. Lawrence County home price index (FHFA)
1986–2024: Home prices rose about 215%.

203 134 64 1986 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Brasher
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Brasher
Married-couple families: 570 (78.1%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 89 (12.2%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 71 (9.7%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 268 (78.4%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 74 (21.6%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Brasher

Pct 5 and under 74% Pct 6 to 17 27% Pct 18 to 64 19% Pct 65 and over 18%

The overall poverty rate in Brasher is 23 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Brasher lived in the prior year

Same house: 2,267 (88.1%) Same county (different house): 262 (10.2%) Different state: 32 (1.2%) 2,572 current residents Same house: 2,267 (88.1%) Same house Same county (different house): 262 (10.2%) Same county (different house) Different state: 32 (1.2%) Different state Abroad: 6 (0.2%) Abroad (under 1%) Different NY county: 5 (0.2%) Different NY county (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Brasher residents
43.8 43.9 37.6 48 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau