Flat Rock.
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Michigan·Wayne County
3 tracts·10K people·$229K median·1,574/mi²
White 78 · Black 8 · Hispanic 7 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 53 · Living alone 28 · Other 19
Retail 29 · Manufacturing 25 · Health 13 · Leisure 13 · Professional 10 · Public admin 7 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Production · transport 19 · Sales · office 17 · Service 12 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 79 · Work from home 27 · Carpool 21 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Flat Rock is $228,800 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Flat Rock has 10,340 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.3; the population is 78.3% White, 8.0% Black, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Multiracial, 1.3% Other and 0.1% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 29.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.3% (Census ACS).
John M Barnes Elem School is the elementary school with reported scores (23%); Thomas Simpson Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (24%); Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy is the high school with reported scores (50%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $919/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Flat Rock is $81,585 a year, 5% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Flat Rock, median rent is $919/month and the median home value is $228,800 (Census ACS).
Flat Rock reported 2.6 violent crimes and 10.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 93 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 34 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Flat Rock are cold wave (78), heat wave (74) and strong wind (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Flat Rock, 1.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).