Flat Rock, NC
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone of the households in 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.
100% of the residents in Flat Rock, NC are U.S. citizens.
In 2024, the median property value in Flat Rock, NC was $601,700, and the homeownership rate was 95.3%.
Flat Rock, NC is home to a population of 3.53k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.63% of Flat Rock, NC residents were born outside of the country (93 people).
In 2024, there were 34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.33k people) in Flat Rock, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 98 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 56 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 100% of Flat Rock, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Flat Rock, NC was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Flat Rock, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.33k people) in Flat Rock, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 98 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 56 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
4.36% of the people in Flat Rock, NC are hispanic (154 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Flat Rock, NC as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 228,441 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 90,815 and Honduras with 52,061.
As of 2024, 2.63% of Flat Rock, NC residents (93 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 Flat Rock, NC was 3.28%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Flat Rock, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Flat Rock, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 9.52 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Flat Rock, NC.
96.3% of the population of Flat Rock, NC has health coverage, with 26.8% on employee plans, 3.85% on Medicaid, 40.6% on Medicare, 23.1% on non-group plans, and 1.93% 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, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 7.54% under 18 years, 7.48% between 18 and 34 years, 31.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 53.5% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Flat Rock, NC grew by 2.38% from 3.57% to 3.65%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Flat Rock, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flat Rock, NC declined at a rate of −4.22%, from 1.09k employees to 1.05k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Flat Rock, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (176 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (148 people), and Management Occupations (134 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Flat Rock, NC.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flat Rock, NC declined at a rate of −4.22%, from 1.09k employees to 1.05k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Flat Rock, NC, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (144 people), Construction (127 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (119 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Flat Rock, NC, though some of these residents may live in Flat Rock, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($104,231), Manufacturing ($94,069), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($79,554).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,522), Other Services Except Public Administration ($80,156), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($66,146).
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.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (47.6%), followed by Other (0.675%).
Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing the state of North Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (47.6%), followed by Other (0.675%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in North Carolina for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing North Carolina.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in North Carolina over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
The median property value in Flat Rock, NC was $601,700 in 2024, which is 1.81 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $563,600 to $601,700, a 6.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Flat Rock, NC is 95.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
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 Flat Rock, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Flat Rock, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 95.3% of the housing units in Flat Rock, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 96.3%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Flat Rock, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 60% of workers in Flat Rock, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (34.3%) and those who carpooled to work (3.15%).
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.
7.56% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Flat Rock, NC (267 out of 3.53k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Flat Rock, NC is White, followed by Black and Native American.
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.
