Moving to Flat Rock, North Carolina

Population: 2,565. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,750 (+7.2% change)
Males: 1,278 (49.8%), Females: 1,287 (50.2%)

Zip code: 28731

Demographics

Median resident age: 58.1 years
Median household income: $67,813
Median house value: $285,500

Population by Race

Races in Flat Rock:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
• Hispanic (1.2%)
• Two or more races (0.5%)

Ancestries: English (25.6%), German (19.8%), Irish (10.0%), United States (8.3%), Scotch-Irish (7.1%), Scottish (6.6%).

Land area: 7.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Flat Rock

• High school or higher: 97.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 61.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 23.8%
• Unemployed: 1.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Flat Rock village

• Never married: 8.7%
• Now married: 77.7%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 8.9%
• Divorced: 3.9%

5.3% Foreign born (3.4% Europe, 0.8% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: +981 (+61.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Flat Rock:

• MARGARET R PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC)
• PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; FLETCHER, NC)
• THOMS REHABILITATION HOSP (about 17 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Flat Rock:

• ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 13 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
• GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 32 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
• DONALDSON CENTER (about 36 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Flat Rock:

• HENDERSONVILLE (about 4 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 0A7)
• TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY (about 13 miles; BREVARD, NC; Abbreviation: 22W)
• FAIRVIEW (about 25 miles; LANDRUM, SC; Abbreviation: 33A)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Flat Rock:

• BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,012; Location: COLLEGE DR; Public; Website: www.blueridge.cc.nc.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Flat Rock:

• FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
• ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
• SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 27 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
• BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
• GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 32 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
• CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)

Public primary/middle school in Flat Rock:

• UPWARD ELEMENTARY (Students: 575; Location: 45 EDUCATION DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Flat Rock:

• UPWARD SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST (Students: 35; Location: 961 B UPWARD RD; Grades: KG – 8)