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. Brevard real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Brevard house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Brevard is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Brevard is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brevard who work in management occupations (14.56%), food service (13.64%), and sales jobs (10.60%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.06% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Being a small city, Brevard does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Brevard citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.41% of adults in Brevard have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Brevard in 2022 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.
