COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brevard vs Hendersonville
PLACE A
Brevard, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Brevard is 87% smaller than Hendersonville. Hendersonville earns more, with a median household income $43,097 higher. Hendersonville has grown faster since 2000 (20% vs 2%).
BREVARDHENDERSONVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population8,09864,266−87% vs Hendersonville
Population density1,5072,029−521
Population growth1.8%20.2%−18.4 pts
Median age50.340.3+10.0
Male42.3%46.8%−4.5 pts
Female57.7%53.2%+4.5 pts
Foreign-born2.6%4.6%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.7%78.6%+2.2 pts
Black10.3%9.1%+1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%7.2%−3.4 pts
Asian0.3%2.2%−1.9 pts
Other4.8%2.9%+1.9 pts
Median household income$54,103$97,200−$43,097
Per capita income$36,722$48,881−$12,159
Poverty rate15.1%6.3%+8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4790.408+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher43.5%43.9%−0.4 pts
Graduate degree15.2%16.1%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%4.3%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation44.3%68.6%−24.3 pts
Median home value$450,000$430,700+$19,300
Median gross rent$979$1,653−$674
Owner-occupied50.9%71.7%−20.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%4.9%+8.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.1%44.0%+0.2 pts
Average commute15.529.7−14.2
Worked from home13.5%20.0%−6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured8.8%6.1%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025