Flat Rock vs White Plains

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

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

Flat Rock has the higher population (1,141 vs 876 in White Plains). White Plains has the higher median household income ($52,813 vs $52,188 in Flat Rock). White Plains has the higher median home value ($233,900 vs $111,700 in Flat Rock).

Population, income & housing

	Flat Rock	White Plains
Population	1,141	876
Median age	31.9 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,188	$52,813
Median home value	$111,700	$233,900
Median gross rent	$650	$545
Housing units	537	492
Homeownership rate	72.8%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Flat Rock	White Plains
Population	1,072 → 1,141 (+6.4%)	1,094 → 876 (-19.9%)
Median household income	$30,833 → $52,188 (+69.3%)	$43,984 → $52,813 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$84,500 → $111,700 (+32.2%)	$99,800 → $233,900 (+134.4%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $650 (+10.4%)	$503 → $545 (+8.3%)

Flat Rock

Population

1,0721,141

Median household income

$30,833$52,188

Median home value

$84,500$111,700

Median gross rent

$589$650

White Plains

Population

1,094876

Median household income

$43,984$52,813

Median home value

$99,800$233,900

Median gross rent

$503$545

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Flat Rock	White Plains
Under 5	12.7%	1.9%
5 to 17	9.8%	14.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	3.3%
25 to 34	23.9%	4.3%
35 to 44	9.1%	4.9%
45 to 54	13.6%	25.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	17.8%
65 to 74	4.6%	15.9%
75 and over	8.5%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Flat Rock	White Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Flat Rock	White Plains
No high school diploma	18.8%	14.3%
High school graduate	31.2%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Flat Rock	White Plains
Drove alone	93.6%	91.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Flat Rock	White Plains
1-unit, detached	63.7%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.5%	20.9%

Poverty & households

	Flat Rock	White Plains
Poverty rate	19.2%	12.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	15	39
Median year structure built	1971	1971