Moving to Flat Rock, Michigan

Population: 8,488. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,560 (+12.6% change)
Males: 4,111 (48.4%), Females: 4,377 (51.6%)

Zip code: 48134

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $44,084
Median house value: $121,700

Population by Race

Races in Flat Rock:

• White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
• Hispanic (2.7%)
• Two or more races (1.6%)
• American Indian (1.5%)
• Black (1.4%)
• Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (25.2%), Polish (14.6%), Irish (14.5%), French (9.8%), English (9.6%), United States (9.1%).

Land area: 6.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Flat Rock

• High school or higher: 83.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
• Unemployed: 4.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Flat Rock city

• Never married: 26.8%
• Now married: 54.0%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 6.0%
• Divorced: 12.1%

2.3% Foreign born (0.9% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.5% Latin America, 0.3% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,327 (+18.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Flat Rock:

• OAKWOOD SOUTHSHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; TRENTON, MI)
• RIVERSIDE OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; TRENTON, MI)
• OAKWOOD HERITAGE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; TAYLOR, MI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Flat Rock:

• DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 9 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DTW)
• WILLOW RUN (about 20 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: YIP)
• DETROIT CITY (about 28 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DET)

Other public-use airports nearest to Flat Rock:

• GROSSE ILE MUNI (about 9 miles; DETROIT/GROSSE ILE, MI; Abbreviation: ONZ)
• WICKENHEISER (about 9 miles; CARLETON, MI; Abbreviation: W87)
• CUSTER (about 17 miles; MONROE, MI; Abbreviation: TTF)

Amtrak stations near Flat Rock:

• 15 miles: GREENFIELD VILLAGE (DEARBORN, 20900 OAKWOOD BLVD.)
• 16 miles: DEARBORN (16121 MICHIGAN AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Flat Rock:

• HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; DEARBORN, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,572)
• UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN (about 16 miles; DEARBORN, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,574)
• DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY-EASTERN REGION-DEARBORN (about 18 miles; DEARBORN, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,247)
• MADONNA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; LIVONIA, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,431)
• WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 23 miles; DETROIT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,414)
• WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; DETROIT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 20,389)
• SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE (about 24 miles; LIVONIA, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,780)

Schools

Public high school in Flat Rock:

• FLAT ROCK COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 497; Location: 28100 ASPEN DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Flat Rock:

• ETHEL C. BOBCEAN ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 597; Location: 28300 EVERGREEN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 03)
• THOMAS SIMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 407; Location: 24900 MEADOWS AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
• SUMMIT ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 353; Location: 30100 OLMSTEAD ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
• JOHN M. BARNES ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 278; Location: 24925 MEADOWS AVENUE; Grades: 04 – 05)
• FLAT ROCK COMMUNITY BUILDING (PREK) (Location: 28639 DIVISION STREET; Grades: PK – PK)

Libraries

Library in Flat Rock:

• FLAT ROCK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $534,713; Location: 25200 GILBRALTER ROAD; 30,067 books; 1,745 audio materials; 1,654 video materials; 113 serial subscriptions)