COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mountain City vs Brevard
PLACE A
Mountain City, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Brevard, North Carolina
Mountain City is 69% smaller than Brevard. Brevard earns more, with a median household income $15,285 higher. Brevard has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -5%).
MOUNTAIN CITYBREVARDDIFFERENCE
Total population2,4908,098−69% vs Brevard
Population density7391,507−769
Population growth-4.6%1.8%−6.4 pts
Median age52.250.3+1.9
Male49.0%42.3%+6.8 pts
Female51.0%57.7%−6.8 pts
Foreign-born3.3%2.6%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.7%80.7%+4.0 pts
Black3.9%10.3%−6.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.4%3.8%+5.6 pts
Asian0.5%0.3%+0.2 pts
Other1.4%4.8%−3.4 pts
Median household income$38,818$54,103−$15,285
Per capita income$25,395$36,722−$11,327
Poverty rate34.1%15.1%+19.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.479−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%43.5%−31.6 pts
Graduate degree3.8%15.2%−11.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%3.6%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation43.3%44.3%−1.0 pts
Median home value$216,300$450,000−$233,700
Median gross rent$516$979−$463
Owner-occupied56.9%50.9%+5.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%13.3%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households39.3%44.1%−4.9 pts
Average commute21.715.5+6.2
Worked from home20.1%13.5%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.3%8.8%+5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025