Brevard

Population: 7,795
Median household income: $44,356
Median home value: $411,000

Brevard is a community in Transylvania County, North Carolina, home to 7,795 residents. At $44,356, its median household income sits below Transylvania County's $64,523.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brevard's population held roughly steady from 7,824 to 7,795, while its median home value rose 76.8% from $232,500 to $411,000.

70.1% of workers drive to work alone. 61.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,795
Median age: 47.7 yrs
Median household income: $44,356
Median home value: $411,000
Median gross rent: $878
Housing units: 4,159
Homeownership rate: 50.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,8247,795

Median household income

$42,213$44,356

Median home value

$232,500$411,000

Median gross rent

$723$878

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,824	$42,213	$232,500	$723
2020	7,841	$37,878	$231,800	$651
2021	7,712	$46,058	$257,700	$738
2022	7,777	$42,843	$310,700	$786
2023	7,795	$44,356	$411,000	$878

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over14.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	243	3.1%
5 to 17	901	11.6%
18 to 24	878	11.3%
25 to 34	947	12.1%
35 to 44	656	8.4%
45 to 54	909	11.7%
55 to 64	1,040	13.3%
65 to 74	1,112	14.3%
75 and over	1,109	14.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,297	80.8%
Black or African American	795	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.3%
Asian	16	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.3%
Two or more races	326	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	312	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate19.7%

Some college or associate's36.9%

Bachelor's degree23.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	338	5.9%
High school graduate	1,137	19.7%
Some college or associate's	2,133	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,380	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	785	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone70.1%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.9%

Bicycle3.2%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,134	70.1%
Carpooled	245	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	210	6.9%
Bicycle	97	3.2%
Worked from home	337	11.1%
Other means	22	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,778	65.7%
15 to 29 min	380	14.0%
30 to 44 min	279	10.3%
45 to 59 min	157	5.8%
60+ min	114	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.89
Poverty rate: 17.2% (1,198 of 6,969)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,830	49.9%
Nonfamily households	1,838	50.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,668	88.2%
Vacant	491	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,839	50.1%
Renter-occupied	1,829	49.9%

1-unit, detached61.5%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units15.7%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units10.4%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,559	61.5%
1-unit, attached	99	2.4%
2 to 4 units	651	15.7%
5 to 19 units	271	6.5%
20 or more units	431	10.4%
Mobile home & other	148	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3707720
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2478, -82.7285