MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Brevard Micro

Brevard, NC · 1 counties · 25,520 residents · 378 sq mi

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Brevard is home to 25,520 people. At a median age of 38.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $72,600. There are 3,814 fewer people here than in 2000. The median household earns $25,179, about 16% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,520

−13%vs 2000

vs 29,334 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

67 / sq mi

−13%vs 2000

vs 78 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

38.4

−12%vs 2000

vs 43.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

378 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(1,411)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(1,350)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(1,678)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(2,208)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(1,529)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(3,449)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(3,368)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(2,922)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(2,870)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(2,930)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(1,376)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(429)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,179

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,587 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,737

−39%vs 2000

vs $20,767 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.5%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$72,600

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $106,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$345

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $468 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

21.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(27,305)

Black4.2%(1,228)

Hispanic / Latino1%(298)

Asian0.4%(111)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(24,173)

Black4.7%(1,190)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(180)

Asian0.3%(77)

Other0.3%(80)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(868)

Central American0.8%(262)

Honduran0.7%(223)

Cuban0.7%(222)

Puerto Rican0.4%(149)

Spaniard0.4%(136)

South American0.1%(37)

Colombian0.1%(37)

Guatemalan0.1%(29)

Dominican0.1%(28)

Salvadoran0%(10)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(91)

Filipino0.2%(59)

Asian Indian0.1%(47)

Cambodian0.1%(17)

Korean0%(9)

Vietnamese0%(6)

Ancestry

English19.1%(6,435)

Irish15.7%(5,290)

German14.3%(4,825)

American7.1%(2,400)

Scottish4.6%(1,542)

Scotch-Irish3.9%(1,307)

Italian3%(1,018)

French2.8%(935)

Polish2.2%(738)

Swedish1.5%(495)

Welsh1.3%(443)

Norwegian0.8%(281)

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Dutch0.7%(252)

British0.6%(215)

West Indian0.5%(157)

Danish0.4%(141)

Hungarian0.3%(112)

Swiss0.3%(112)

Austrian0.3%(105)

Greek0.3%(104)

French Canadian0.3%(102)

Subsaharan African0.3%(102)

Haitian0.3%(101)

Czech0.3%(98)

Ukrainian0.3%(92)

Russian0.2%(81)

Finnish0.2%(52)

Portuguese0.1%(48)

Latvian0.1%(36)

Lithuanian0.1%(35)

Croatian0.1%(28)

Macedonian0.1%(27)

Canadian0.1%(23)

Jamaican0.1%(20)

Arab0.1%(17)

Lebanese0%(13)

Slovak0%(10)

Brazilian0%(8)

Iranian0%(7)

Barbadian0%(7)

Moroccan0%(4)

Ghanaian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.9%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.1%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 15.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.1%(4,158)

Married55.9%(7,969)

Widowed3.7%(532)

Divorced11.3%(1,607)

Women 15+

Never married19%(2,884)

Married54.6%(8,298)

Widowed14.2%(2,153)

Divorced12.3%(1,863)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.3%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 18.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.3%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 64.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)9.5%(265)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.1%(559)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.7%(1,441)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.9%(193)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.5%(98)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,785 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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