One of the benefits of East Flat Rock is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.29 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small town, East Flat Rock doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of East Flat Rock rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.01% of adults 25 and older in East Flat Rock have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in East Flat Rock in 2022 was $26,292, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,168 for a family of four. However, East Flat Rock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
East Flat Rock is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call East Flat Rock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Flat Rock residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. East Flat Rock also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.74% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in East Flat Rock include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and French Canadian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of East Flat Rock's cultural character, accounting for 15.77% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in East Flat Rock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
