U.S. Beacon April 26, 2024

Brevard, NC

Transylvania County, North Carolina

Latitude: 35.241625     Longitude: -82.728701
Population 6,643 (2005)
Elevation of Brevard, North Carolina: 2720 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3707720, place: Brevard city, North Carolina)

Total Population: 6,789
Male: 3,003 (44.23%)
Female: 3,786 (55.77%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 353 (5.2%)
5 to 9 years: 328 (4.83%)
10 to 14 years: 361 (5.32%)
15 to 19 years: 513 (7.56%)
20 to 24 years: 524 (7.72%)
25 to 34 years: 608 (8.96%)
35 to 44 years: 741 (10.91%)
45 to 54 years: 747 (11%)
55 to 59 years: 374 (5.51%)
60 to 64 years: 327 (4.82%)
65 to 74 years: 796 (11.72%)
75 to 84 years: 711 (10.47%)
85 years and over: 406 (5.98%)

Median age: 44.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,545 (81.68%)
21 years and over: 5,102 (75.15%)
62 years and over: 2,116 (31.17%)
65 years and over: 1,913 (28.18%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,545 (81.68%)
--Male: 2,348 (34.59%)
--Female: 3,197 (47.09%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,913 (28.18%)
--Male: 687 (10.12%)
--Female: 1,226 (18.06%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 6,652 (97.98%)
--White: 5,716 (84.2%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 77 (1.13%)
--Black or African American: 783 (11.53%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 15 (0.22%)
--Asian: 60 (0.88%)
----Asian Indian: 6 (0.09%)
----Chinese: 21 (0.31%)
----Filipino: 8 (0.12%)
----Japanese: 15 (0.22%)
----Korean: 2 (0.03%)
----Vietnamese: 5 (0.07%)
----Other Asian: 3 (0.04%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 5 (0.07%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 5 (0.07%)
--Some other race: 31 (0.46%)
Two or more Races: 137 (2.02%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 77 (1.13%)
--Mexican: 47 (0.69%)
--Puerto Rican: 4 (0.06%)
--Cuban: 4 (0.06%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 22 (0.32%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 6,712 (98.87%)
--White Alone: 5,716 (84.2%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 5,978 (88.05%)
--Householder: 2,826 (41.63%)
--Spouse: 1,249 (18.4%)
--Child: 1,440 (21.21%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,084 (15.97%)
--Other relatives: 257 (3.79%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 127 (1.87%)
--Nonrelatives: 206 (3.03%)
----Unmarried partner: 85 (1.25%)
Living in group quarters: 811 (11.95%)
--Institutionalized Population: 273 (4.02%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 538 (7.92%)
Total households: 2,826
Family households (families): 1,699 (60.12%)
----With own children under 18 years: 617 (21.83%)
--Married-couple families: 1,249 (44.2%)
----With own children under 18 years: 364 (12.88%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 375 (13.27%)
----With own children under 18 years: 206 (7.29%)
Nonfamily households: 1,127 (39.88%)
--Householder living alone: 1,016 (35.95%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 535 (18.93%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 699 (24.73%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,130 (39.99%)
Average household size: 2.12 people
Average family size: 2.73 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 3,058
Occupied housing units: 2,826 (92.41%)
Vacant housing units: 232 (7.59%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 53 (1.73%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 4.4%
Occupied housing units: 2,826 (92.41%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,862 (60.89%)
Renter occupied housing units: 964 (31.52%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.17 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.02 people

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