COMPARING TWO PLACES
Balfour vs Brevard
PLACE A
Balfour, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Brevard, North Carolina
Balfour is 86% smaller than Brevard. Balfour earns more, with a median household income $16,013 higher. Balfour has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 2%).
BALFOURBREVARDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,1348,098−86% vs Brevard
Population density7001,507−808
Population growth12.5%1.8%+10.7 pts
Median age46.150.3−4.2
Male51.1%42.3%+8.8 pts
Female48.9%57.7%−8.8 pts
Foreign-born18.1%2.6%+15.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.6%80.7%−0.1 pts
Black0.5%10.3%−9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.5%3.8%+11.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other3.4%4.8%−1.5 pts
Median household income$70,116$54,103+$16,013
Per capita income$38,093$36,722+$1,371
Poverty rate5.6%15.1%−9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.479−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%43.5%−11.4 pts
Graduate degree5.5%15.2%−9.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation75.7%44.3%+31.4 pts
Median home value$292,600$450,000−$157,400
Median gross rent$591$979−$388
Owner-occupied78.0%50.9%+27.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.5%13.3%+7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households9.8%44.1%−34.3 pts
Average commute17.815.5+2.3
Worked from home6.6%13.5%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.6%8.8%+4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024