Brevard is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 7,818 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.

A relatively large number of people in Brevard telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.06% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.22 minutes getting to work every day.

Brevard is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Brevard are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.41% of adults in Brevard have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brevard in 2022 was $32,711, 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 $130,844 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, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

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