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Brevard, NC
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Living in Brevard



Brevard is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 7,818 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Brevard is the 117th largest community in North Carolina.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.06% 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Brevard spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.22 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Brevard is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Brevard is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.41% of adults in Brevard have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brevard in 2018 was $32,711, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,844 for a family of four. However, Brevard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Brevard is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brevard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brevard residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brevard include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Brevard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.