Flat Rock

Population: 10,418
Median household income: $73,288
Median home value: $201,400

Flat Rock, a community in Wayne County, Michigan, has 10,418 residents. Its median household income of $73,288 runs above the Wayne County figure of $59,521.

From 2019 to 2023, Flat Rock's population grew 4.5% from 9,967 to 10,418, while its median home value rose 33.6% from $150,800 to $201,400.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 76.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,418
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $73,288
Median home value: $201,400
Median gross rent: $1,006
Housing units: 4,061
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,96710,418

Median household income

$57,080$73,288

Median home value

$150,800$201,400

Median gross rent

$829$1,006

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,967	$57,080	$150,800	$829
2020	9,974	$57,277	$153,300	$841
2021	10,439	$60,792	$159,000	$952
2022	10,448	$65,374	$178,300	$876
2023	10,418	$73,288	$201,400	$1,006

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	681	6.5%
5 to 17	2,012	19.3%
18 to 24	939	9.0%
25 to 34	1,081	10.4%
35 to 44	1,524	14.6%
45 to 54	1,456	14.0%
55 to 64	1,269	12.2%
65 to 74	1,028	9.9%
75 and over	428	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,970	76.5%
Black or African American	672	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.2%
Asian	25	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	85	0.8%
Two or more races	597	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,048	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	586	8.6%
High school graduate	2,364	34.8%
Some college or associate's	2,309	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,068	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	459	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,681	77.4%
Carpooled	540	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	69	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	467	9.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	778	18.1%
15 to 29 min	1,572	36.6%
30 to 44 min	1,214	28.3%
45 to 59 min	315	7.3%
60+ min	411	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 12.5% (1,298 of 10,391)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,744	71.7%
Nonfamily households	1,082	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,826	94.2%
Vacant	235	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,049	79.7%
Renter-occupied	777	20.3%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other17.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,619	64.5%
1-unit, attached	22	0.5%
2 to 4 units	320	7.9%
5 to 19 units	359	8.8%
20 or more units	18	0.4%
Mobile home & other	723	17.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2628360
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 42.0979, -83.2698