Flat Rock is home to 3,530 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 67.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 95% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. 965 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,098, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 67.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
66% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Flat Rock
What changed most since 2000
Median home value (2024 dollars)$517,897 → $601,700(+16%)US over the same years: +71%
Median age58.1 → 67.1(+9.0 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
White share97.7% → 94.3%(−3.4 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Flat Rock's population equals 3.0% of Henderson County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.9% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 6.4% of the county's.
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)2.5%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.6%(34)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era61.8%(244)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.3%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 395 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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Over time
Flat Rock, decade by decade
Flat Rock population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
2,565
$123,532
$517,897
61.4%
5.7
2010
3,114
$113,592
$570,393
60.4%
6.9
2020
3,486
$109,862
$544,690
60.4%
15.6
2024
3,530
$95,098
$601,700
66.0%
13.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
