ZIP 28712 · Brevard
Who lives in ZIP code 28712 (Brevard, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brevard, NC · Transylvania County
uszips 2026
People19,977
Median age53.7
Household income$63,045
Home value$414,726
Median rent$1,021/mo
Poverty12.7%
College degree+43.3%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brevard, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 66 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,983
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
32.8% are 65 or older; 86.0% are adults.
Household income
29.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,045.
Education (adults 25+)
39.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.2%
- Never married
- 24.2%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 9.4%
- Family size
- 2.68
- Dual-income families
- 38.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.7%
- Rent burden
- 32.0%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 46.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 17.2%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.7%
- Veterans
- 9.1%
- With a disability
- 17.8%
- No health insurance
- 9.1%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.