East Flat Rock, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
6,323
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.4
5.51% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12.6%
2.44% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$59,583
0.161% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$245,900
18.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,986
3.18% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in East Flat Rock, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

88.2% of the residents in East Flat Rock, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in East Flat Rock, NC was $245,900, and the homeownership rate was 64.1%.

Most people in East Flat Rock, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.7 minutes. The average car ownership in East Flat Rock, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaHenderson County, NCAsheville, NCHenderson & Transylvania Counties PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

East Flat Rock, NC is home to a population of 6.32k people, from which 88.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 15.3% of East Flat Rock, NC residents were born outside of the country (969 people).

In 2024, there were 5.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.91k people) in East Flat Rock, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 681 White (Hispanic) and 545 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.2%
2024 Citizenship
90.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.2% of East Flat Rock, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Flat Rock, NC was 90.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Flat Rock, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.91k ± 812
  2. White (Hispanic)
    681 ± 443
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    545 ± 412
28.6%
Hispanic Population
1.81k people

In 2024, there were 5.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.91k people) in East Flat Rock, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 681 White (Hispanic) and 545 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

28.6% of the people in East Flat Rock, NC are hispanic (1.81k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in East Flat Rock, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

15.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
969 people
13.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
896 people

As of 2024, 15.3% of East Flat Rock, NC residents (969 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in East Flat Rock, NC was 13.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    80 ± 56
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    50 ± 52
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    48 ± 48

East Flat Rock, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.6 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of East Flat Rock, NC employs 2.99k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Flat Rock, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (542 people), Manufacturing (532 people), and Retail Trade (505 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,596), Finance & Insurance ($72,596), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,759).

Employment

Occupations

2.99k
2024 Value
± 503
−3.18%
1 Year decline
± 25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Flat Rock, NC declined at a rate of −3.18%, from 3.08k employees to 2.99k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Flat Rock, NC, are Management Occupations (340 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (320 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (294 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Flat Rock, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.99k
2024 Value
± 503
−3.18%
1 Year decline
± 25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Flat Rock, NC declined at a rate of −3.18%, from 3.08k employees to 2.99k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Flat Rock, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (542 people), Manufacturing (532 people), and Retail Trade (505 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Flat Rock, NC, though some of these residents may live in East Flat Rock, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,650
Median earning men ± $7,990
$29,620
Median earning women ± $4,052

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($192,972), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($132,908), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($85,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,548), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,727), and Manufacturing ($32,500).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in East Flat Rock, NC was $245,900 in 2024, which is 0.739 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $207,400 to $245,900, a 18.6% increase. The homeownership rate in East Flat Rock, NC is 64.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Flat Rock, NC have an average commute time of 17.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Flat Rock, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$245,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$66,272
$1,422
Median Property Taxes
±$282

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In East Flat Rock, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in East Flat Rock, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

64.1%
Homeownership
2024
67.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64.1% of the housing units in East Flat Rock, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$59,583
Median Household Income
± $8,659
2.22k
Number of Households
± 394

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.22k households in East Flat Rock, NC declined from $59,583 from the previous year's value of $59,679.

The following chart displays the households in East Flat Rock, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Flat Rock, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.9%)
  2. Carpooled (13.6%)
  3. Walked (2.75%)

In 2024, 81.9% of workers in East Flat Rock, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.6%) and those who walked to work (2.75%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Flat Rock, NC have a shorter commute time (17.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.105% of the workforce in East Flat Rock, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in East Flat Rock, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Flat Rock, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Flat Rock, NC (787 out of 6.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Flat Rock, NC is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

77.6% of the population of East Flat Rock, NC has health coverage, with 25.7% on employee plans, 27.6% on Medicaid, 9.86% on Medicare, 14% on non-group plans, and 0.463% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.6% were men and 56.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.6% were men and 56.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

22.4%
Uninsured
25.7%
Employer Coverage
27.6%
Medicaid
9.86%
Medicare
14%
Non-Group
0.463%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in East Flat Rock, NC grew by 0.435% from 22.3% to 22.4%.

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