Flat Rock, NC Population

Overview

3,460

Total Population

63.1

Median age

52.28%

Female population %

91.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

136.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

179

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Flat Rock's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Flat Rock is 63.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Flat Rock's population under 18 was 9.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Flat Rock's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 48.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Flat Rock, 9.05% were under the age of 15, 5.81% aged 15 to 29, 36.56% aged 30 to 64, 45.29% aged 65 to 84, and 3.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 158 more females than males in Flat Rock:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.28% females and 47.72% males in Flat Rock, NC.
The Flat Rock, NC gender ratio is 91.3:100 i.e. 91.3 men to 100 women (0.913).
For male population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 204.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 313.

Flat Rock's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Flat Rock population: 98.01% are White and 1.99% are multiracial.
Flat Rock's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 179 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,281 (94.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Flat Rock is White with a population of 3,391 (98.01% of the total population).

Flat Rock's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 3,532 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Flat Rock's population increased by 384 (14.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Flat Rock's population increased by 369 (11.83%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Flat Rock's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,735.