Brevard is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 7,847 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Brevard is the 117th largest community in North Carolina.

Brevard real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Brevard house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Of important note, Brevard is also a city of artists. Brevard has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Brevard’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.07% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Brevard is a college town. There are a lot of students in Brevard attending college, and as a result Brevard provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

One of the benefits of Brevard is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.79 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Brevard does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Brevard is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.50% of adults in Brevard have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brevard in 2022 was $36,137, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,548 for a family of four. However, Brevard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Brevard is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brevard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brevard residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brevard include English, German, Scottish, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Brevard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.