CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Flat Rock

North Carolina · 3,250 residents · 4.21 sq mi

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With 3,250 people, East Flat Rock is a city in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The median age is 37.0, about 4 years above the US median. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $58,400. The population has fallen 22% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,250

−22%vs 2000

vs 4,151 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.0

+7%vs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.21 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(245)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(254)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.1%(132)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(225)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(138)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(528)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(504)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(356)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(374)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(319)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(141)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(34)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,321

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,315 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,061

−27%vs 2000

vs $13,723 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.4%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,400

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$355

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $507 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.5%

+5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.8% in 2000

27.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.3%(3,335)

Black3.1%(127)

Hispanic / Latino15%(621)

Asian0.3%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(3,167)

Black2.4%(79)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(30)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.3%(906)

Central American7.2%(453)

Guatemalan6.1%(387)

Puerto Rican5.2%(329)

Spaniard1.1%(70)

Honduran1%(66)

South American0.6%(40)

Colombian0.6%(40)

Asian origin

Thai0.7%(47)

Cambodian0.5%(32)

Filipino0.3%(21)

Chinese0.2%(11)

Korean0.1%(5)

Ancestry

Irish18.3%(1,154)

English11.1%(699)

German10.3%(651)

American9%(568)

Scotch-Irish5.2%(327)

Welsh4.5%(285)

French2.1%(133)

Scottish1.6%(103)

French Canadian1.5%(98)

Dutch1.5%(92)

Subsaharan African1.4%(88)

Portuguese1.1%(70)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Italian1.1%(67)

Hungarian0.9%(56)

Canadian0.9%(55)

Greek0.4%(26)

British0.3%(21)

Danish0.3%(20)

Czech0.2%(12)

Polish0.2%(12)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.9%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.2%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

−16%vs 2000

vs 20.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.5%(875)

Married53.6%(1,217)

Widowed1.7%(38)

Divorced6.2%(140)

Women 15+

Never married30.7%(841)

Married43.5%(1,191)

Widowed9.9%(271)

Divorced15.9%(435)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.4%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 31.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.2%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.0%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.8%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.9%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.1%(48)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.5%(68)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.5%(80)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.1%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 239 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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