Estimated median household income in 2008: $45,116
| This zip code: | $45,116 | | North Carolina: | $46,549 |
Nearest zip codes: 28772, 28768, 28708, 28718, 28766, 29635.
Housing units in zip code 28712 with a mortgage: 2,092 (195 second mortgage, 335 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,274
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,062
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $325
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 11.6% | | Whole state: | 14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Church in zip code 28712: Faith Memorial Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Cassell Cemetery (1), Middle Fork Cemetery (2), Gillespie Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Shearin Pond (A), McFarland Lake (B), Rainbow Lake (C), N Shore Lake (D), Noname (E), Hemlock Lake (F), Deep Woods Lake (G), Lora Young Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gerren Creek (A), Garren Branch (B), Lower Creek (C), Eastatoe Ford (D), East Fork French Broad River (E), Pole Bridge Branch (F), Devils Hole Creek (G), Rockhouse Creek (H), Coontree Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 356
- 1995 to 1998: 684
- 1990 to 1994: 800
- 1980 to 1989: 1,698
- 1970 to 1979: 1,637
- 1960 to 1969: 1,100
- 1950 to 1959: 928
- 1940 to 1949: 740
- 1939 or earlier: 835
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Brevard, NC (28712): |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 139
- 2 bedrooms: 1,472
- 3 bedrooms: 2,978
- 4 bedrooms: 888
- 5 or more bedrooms: 175
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 55
- 1 bedrooms: 364
- 2 bedrooms: 651
- 3 bedrooms: 569
- 4 bedrooms: 64
- 5 or more bedrooms: 11
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Vehicles available in 28712 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 251
- 1 vehicle: 1,671
- 2 vehicles: 2,507
- 3 vehicles: 878
- 4 vehicles: 305
- 5 or more vehicles: 49
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 249
- 1 vehicle: 827
- 2 vehicles: 484
- 3 vehicles: 143
- 4 vehicles: 11
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 28712:
- Less than $10,000: 115
- $10,000 to $14,999: 58
- $15,000 to $19,999: 53
- $20,000 to $24,999: 52
- $25,000 to $29,999: 49
- $30,000 to $34,999: 42
- $35,000 to $39,999: 36
- $40,000 to $49,999: 85
- $50,000 to $59,999: 104
- $60,000 to $69,999: 128
- $70,000 to $79,999: 132
- $80,000 to $89,999: 184
- $90,000 to $99,999: 183
- $100,000 to $124,999: 395
- $125,000 to $149,999: 564
- $150,000 to $174,999: 585
- $175,000 to $199,999: 494
- $200,000 to $249,999: 743
- $250,000 to $299,999: 529
- $300,000 to $399,999: 567
- $400,000 to $499,999: 237
- $500,000 to $749,999: 167
- $750,000 to $999,999: 34
- $1,000,000 or more: 63
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 28712:
- Less than $100: 67
- $100 to $149: 61
- $150 to $199: 90
- $200 to $249: 77
- $250 to $299: 97
- $300 to $349: 101
- $350 to $399: 120
- $400 to $449: 149
- $450 to $499: 172
- $500 to $549: 99
- $550 to $599: 58
- $600 to $649: 43
- $650 to $699: 56
- $700 to $749: 85
- $750 to $799: 41
- $800 to $899: 93
- $900 to $999: 37
- $1,000 to $1,249: 34
- No cash rent: 195
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $266,746.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $193,850
- Black or African American householders: $137,082
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $181,432
- Asian householders: $194,818
- Two or more races householders: $152,403
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $111,923
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $175,842 (it was $109,600 in 2000)
| 28712: | $175,842 | | North Carolina: | $154,500 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,255 - $252,286
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $237,904| Here: | $237,904 | | State: | $225,597 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $211,180| Here: | $211,180 | | State: | $186,430 |
In 2-unit structures: $72,569| Here: | $72,569 | | State: | $255,062 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $148,699| Here: | $148,699 | | State: | $152,636 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $189,427| Here: | $189,427 | | State: | $181,518 |
Mobile homes: $41,547| Here: | $41,547 | | State: | $45,354 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,739
- One, attached: 191
- Two: 228
- 3 or 4: 280
- 5 to 9: 132
- 10 to 19: 31
- 20 to 49: 55
- Mobile homes: 1,117
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,916 (81%)
- Carpooled: 959 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Taxi: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 37 (1%)
- Walked: 192 (3%)
- Other means: 33 (0%)
- Worked at home: 178 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 361
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1301
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1464
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1005
- 20 to 24 minutes: 815
- 25 to 29 minutes: 288
- 30 to 34 minutes: 677
- 35 to 39 minutes: 214
- 40 to 44 minutes: 277
- 45 to 59 minutes: 379
- 60 to 89 minutes: 249
- 90 or more minutes: 121
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 16,675
- In family households: 13,911 (4,075 male householders, 997 female householders)
4,183 spouses, 3,970 children (3,659 natural, 101 adopted, 210 stepchildren), 284 grandchildren, 50 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 159 other relatives, 110 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,764 (802 male householders (655 living alone)), 1,559 female householders (1,411 living alone)), 403 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,040 (262 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,906 2-persons, 1,023 3-persons, 742 4-persons, 300 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,066 1-person, 239 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 17 4-persons.
2,115 married couples with children.
882 single-parent households (194 men, 688 women).
95.2% of residents of 28712 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 15% well, 14% not well, 3% not at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 27% well, 3% not well, 2% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% very well, 2% well, 17% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (83% very well, 17% not well).
Foreign born population: 491 (2.8%)
(50.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (10%)
- Other Western Asia (10%)
- Other Northern Africa (8%)
- Germany (7%)
- India (7%)
- Ecuador (6%)
- Japan (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 175
- 1990 to 1994: 57
- 1985 to 1989: 14
- 1980 to 1984: 13
- 1975 to 1979: 36
- 1970 to 1974: 12
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1965 to 1969: 176
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White population: 16,071
Black population: 941
American Indian population: 46
Asian population: 89
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 6
Some other race population: 60
Two or more races population: 241
First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 2221 |
|  English: 1745 |
|  Other groups: 1447 |
|  German: 1326 |
|  Irish: 1054 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 1030 |
|  Scottish: 608 |
|  Italian: 362 |
|  French (except Basque): 346 |
|  Polish: 215 |
|  Dutch: 204 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 121 |
|  Norwegian: 118 |
|  Swedish: 102 |
|  Sudanese: 102 |
|  European: 102 |
|  British: 93 |
|  Danish: 87 |
|  Welsh: 86 |
|  Swiss: 66 |
|  Slovak: 62 |
|  Austrian: 58 |
|  Russian: 54 |
|  Finnish: 43 |
|  Hungarian: 40 |
|  French Canadian: 35 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 31 |
|  Czech: 23 |
|  Ukrainian: 22 |
|  Canadian: 21 |
|  Lithuanian: 20 |
|  African: 19 |
|  Albanian: 15 |
|  Jamaican: 14 |
|  Portuguese: 10 |
|  Greek: 10 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 9 |
|  Haitian: 8 |
|  Arab:: 6 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 6 |
|  Syrian: 6 |
|  Alsatian: 5 |
|  Belgian: 5 |
|  Scandinavian: 5 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 2 |

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BREVARD MIDDLE SCHOOL (198 FISHER ROAD in BREVARD, NC)
(Geographic Names Information System)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-312
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: TRANSYLVANIA CO BOARD OF EDUCA (CONTACT/OWNER)
, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BREVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (601 GREENVILLE HIGHWAY in BREVARD, NC)
(Geographic Names Information System)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-304
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CITY OF BREVARD (215 WILSON ROAD in BREVARD, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3WG2G8SD, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: BREVARD CITY OF Waste water treatment plant, BREVARD (CITY) - WWTP, BREVARD NEW WWTP,CITY OF, BREVARD WWTP
- BREVARD HIGH SCHOOL (747 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD in BREVARD, NC)
(Geographic Names Information System)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: TRANSYLVANIA CO. BOARD (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CAMP CAROLINA (LAMB CREEK RD in BREVARD, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3XR0T61N, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -0-032512, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL CAMPS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- CHERRYFIELD SELF STORAGE (2375 OLD ROSMAN HIGHWAY in BREVARD, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00V62W84DX0HGAEVDH, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: MARCUS GALLOWAY STORAGE
- BREVARD ACADEMY (PROBART STREET in BREVARD, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0
- BREVARD MUSIC CTR WATER SYSTEM (P. O. BOX 312 in BREVARD, NC)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2000-0450, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
- CITY OF BREVARD PUBLIC WORKS (405 CASHIERS VALLEY RD in BREVARD, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: LOCAL TRUCKING WITHOUT STORAGE
Alternative names: BREVARD CITY-PUBLIC WORKS FACI, BREVARD CITY PUBLIC WORKS FAC
- ARMY RESERVE XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS (306 E FRENCH BROAD STREET in BREVARD, NC). Federal Facility. U.S. ARMY
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DEPT. OF ARMY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DGD ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC (2140 OLD ROSMAN RD in BREVARD, NC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DAN & GWEN RISTAU (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CANTRELL CREEK TROUT FARM (DOLLY MASTERS RD in BREVARD, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- CATHEY'S CREEK WTP (CATHEY'S CREEK RD in BREVARD, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
Alternative names: BREVARD CATHEY'S CREEK WTP, BREVARD (CITY)/CATHY'S CRK WTP
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 28712
- Imperial Motor Lodge, Hwy 64 & 276 N, Brevard, NC 28712, Phone: (828) 884-2887, Fax: (828) 883-9811
- Brevard Motor Lodge, 750 N Caldwell St, Brevard, NC 28712, Phone: (828) 884-3456
- Holiday Inn Express, 1570 Asheville Hwy, Brevard, NC 28712, Phone: (Inv) lid Input
- Holiday Inn Express, 2228 Asheville Hwy, Brevard, NC 28712, Phone: (828) 862-8900, Fax: (828) 862-8909
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 28712
Median worth of mobile homes: $43,013
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (38%)
- Utility gas (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Wood (4%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9365
- Northeast: 2176
- Midwest: 1834
- South: 3347
- West: 426
57% of the 28712 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 14,212. Population change in the 1990s: +3,242 (+22.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 87
| Here: | 5.8% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48
| Here: | 5.6% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 518
| Here: | 50.1% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- L RAY HORIT (No data from D and B in BREVARD, NC; small business)
$32,000 with Offices, Boards and Divisions (includes Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, etc.) for Expert Witness. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2000-02-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
- SMITH SYSTEMS INC (6 MILL CREEK DR in BREVARD, NC; small business)
$1,440 with Navy for Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measuring and Controlling Instruments. Signed on 2005-05-11. Completion date: 2005-06-21.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 6, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 3)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 15)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 10)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 375 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 254 people in nursing homes
- 207 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 169 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 8 people in other group homes
- 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
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