East Flat Rock vs Mills River

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

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

Mills River has the higher population (7,214 vs 6,468 in East Flat Rock). Mills River has the higher median household income ($88,359 vs $59,679 in East Flat Rock). Mills River has the higher median home value ($358,500 vs $207,400 in East Flat Rock).

Population, income & housing

	East Flat Rock	Mills River
Population	6,468	7,214
Median age	34.5 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,679	$88,359
Median home value	$207,400	$358,500
Median gross rent	$977	$1,611
Housing units	2,243	3,122
Homeownership rate	64.2%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Flat Rock	Mills River
Population	5,647 → 6,468 (+14.5%)	7,251 → 7,214 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$46,394 → $59,679 (+28.6%)	$66,667 → $88,359 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $207,400 (+33.3%)	$257,800 → $358,500 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $977 (+51.2%)	$956 → $1,611 (+68.5%)

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

Mills River

Population

7,2517,214

Median household income

$66,667$88,359

Median home value

$257,800$358,500

Median gross rent

$956$1,611

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Flat Rock	Mills River
Under 5	4.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	22.7%	16.3%
18 to 24	9.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	14.0%	7.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	14.3%
55 to 64	10.8%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.0%	18.2%
75 and over	6.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Flat Rock	Mills River
White (non-Hispanic)	65.6%	84.0%
Black or African American	4.1%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	1.4%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	26.7%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Flat Rock	Mills River
No high school diploma	17.9%	6.4%
High school graduate	34.7%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Flat Rock	Mills River
Drove alone	83.6%	79.8%
Carpooled	12.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	9.9%
Other means	0.4%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Flat Rock	Mills River
1-unit, detached	58.3%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.8%	18.4%

Poverty & households

	East Flat Rock	Mills River
Poverty rate	12.3%	2.0%
Average household size	2.86	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1983	1997