Dana vs East Flat Rock

A side-by-side comparison of Dana and East Flat Rock: population, income, housing, and more.

Dana and East Flat Rock are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Flat Rock has the higher population (6,468 vs 3,824 in Dana). East Flat Rock has the higher median household income ($59,679 vs $55,801 in Dana). Dana has the higher median home value ($223,400 vs $207,400 in East Flat Rock).

Population, income & housing

	Dana	East Flat Rock
Population	3,824	6,468
Median age	40.4 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,801	$59,679
Median home value	$223,400	$207,400
Median gross rent	$901	$977
Housing units	1,602	2,243
Homeownership rate	77.7%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dana	East Flat Rock
Population	3,919 → 3,824 (-2.4%)	5,647 → 6,468 (+14.5%)
Median household income	$45,146 → $55,801 (+23.6%)	$46,394 → $59,679 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$140,500 → $223,400 (+59.0%)	$155,600 → $207,400 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $901 (+16.6%)	$646 → $977 (+51.2%)

Dana

Population

3,9193,824

Median household income

$45,146$55,801

Median home value

$140,500$223,400

Median gross rent

$773$901

East Flat Rock

Population

5,6476,468

Median household income

$46,394$59,679

Median home value

$155,600$207,400

Median gross rent

$646$977

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dana	East Flat Rock
Under 5	5.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	22.3%	22.7%
18 to 24	3.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	7.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	21.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	15.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	4.5%	10.8%
65 to 74	14.6%	7.0%
75 and over	6.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dana	East Flat Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	60.0%	65.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	36.1%	26.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dana	East Flat Rock
No high school diploma	23.3%	17.9%
High school graduate	27.5%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dana	East Flat Rock
Drove alone	79.4%	83.6%
Carpooled	7.6%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	1.3%
Other means	1.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dana	East Flat Rock
1-unit, detached	61.0%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	38.2%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Dana	East Flat Rock
Poverty rate	28.5%	12.3%
Average household size	2.60	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1992	1983