COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cherokee vs Brevard
PLACE A
Cherokee, California
VS
PLACE B
Brevard, North Carolina
Cherokee is 99% smaller than Brevard. Cherokee earns more, with a median household income $16,712 higher. Cherokee has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs 2%).
CHEROKEEBREVARDDIFFERENCE
Total population998,098−99% vs Brevard
Population density571,507−1,451
Population growth27.5%1.8%+25.8 pts
Median age33.650.3−16.7
Male55.6%42.3%+13.3 pts
Female44.4%57.7%−13.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%80.7%+19.3 pts
Black0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Median household income$70,815$54,103+$16,712
Per capita income$26,311$36,722−$10,411
Poverty rate67.7%15.1%+52.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2070.479−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher40.4%43.5%−3.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%15.2%−15.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation36.8%44.3%−7.4 pts
Median home value$464,000$450,000+$14,000
Median gross rent–$979–
Owner-occupied68.3%50.9%+17.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.5%13.3%+17.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.1%−44.1 pts
Average commute–15.5–
Worked from home0.0%13.5%−13.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.1%8.8%−3.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024