COMPARING TWO PLACES
Saluda vs Brevard
PLACE A
Saluda, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Brevard, North Carolina
Saluda is 62% smaller than Brevard. Brevard earns more, with a median household income $11,597 higher. Brevard has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -12%).
SALUDABREVARDDIFFERENCE
Total population3,0868,098−62% vs Brevard
Population density9501,507−558
Population growth-12.4%1.8%−14.2 pts
Median age30.950.3−19.4
Male59.1%42.3%+16.8 pts
Female40.9%57.7%−16.8 pts
Foreign-born18.2%2.6%+15.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic13.9%80.7%−66.8 pts
Black26.2%10.3%+15.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino55.2%3.8%+51.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other4.6%4.8%−0.2 pts
Median household income$42,506$54,103−$11,597
Per capita income$15,495$36,722−$21,227
Poverty rate43.9%15.1%+28.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.479−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%43.5%−29.4 pts
Graduate degree3.8%15.2%−11.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%3.6%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation58.9%44.3%+14.6 pts
Median home value$77,700$450,000−$372,300
Median gross rent$816$979−$163
Owner-occupied49.0%50.9%−2.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%13.3%−5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households55.8%44.1%+11.7 pts
Average commute20.815.5+5.4
Worked from home2.3%13.5%−11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured35.8%8.8%+27.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025