Demographics Brevard, North Carolina

west main street in brevard, circa 1886



transylvania county courthouse, brevard

as of census of 2010, there 7,609 people, 3,253 households, , 1,711 families residing in city. population density 1,486 people per square mile (545.0/km²). racial makeup of city 83.3% white, 11.0% african american, 0.3% native american, 1.0% asian, 0.07%, 0.46% other races, , 2.7% 2 or more races. hispanic or latino of race 3.7% of population.

there 2,826 households, out of 21.8% had children under age of 18 living them, 44.2% married couples living together, 13.3% had female householder no husband present, , 39.9% non-families. 36.0% of households made of individuals, , 18.9% had living alone 65 years of age or older. average household size 2.12, , average family size 2.73.

the population distributed broadly among different age groups, 18.3% under age of 18, 12.3% 18 24, 19.9% 25 44, 21.3% 45 64, , 28.2% 65 years of age or older. median age 45 years. every 100 females there 79.3 males. every 100 females age 18 , over, there 73.4 males.

the median income household in city $33,497, , median income family $44,489. males had median income of $26,929 versus $21,348 females. per capita income city $18,256. 7.61% of families , 10.7% of population below poverty line, including 17.0% of under age 18 , 5.9% of age 65 or over.