ZIP 28731 · Flat Rock
Who lives in ZIP code 28731 (Flat Rock, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Flat Rock, NC · Henderson County
uszips 2026
People8,672
Median age54.9
Household income$66,309
Home value$386,995
Median rent$1,005/mo
Poverty14.0%
College degree+41.1%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 101 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,783
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
34.4% are 65 or older; 85.1% are adults.
Household income
35.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,129.
Education (adults 25+)
44.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.6%
- Never married
- 19.3%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 2.70
- Dual-income families
- 37.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.6%
- Rent burden
- 40.7%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.4%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 14.7%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.7%
- Veterans
- 9.8%
- With a disability
- 16.8%
- No health insurance
- 12.5%
- Limited English
- 2.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.