Florence

Population: 41,231
Median household income: $50,396
Median home value: $174,100

Located in Lauderdale County, Alabama, Florence is a community with a population of 41,231. At $50,396, its median household income sits below Lauderdale County's $59,082.

Between 2019 and 2023, Florence's population grew 2.3% from 40,309 to 41,231, while its median home value rose 22.3% from $142,400 to $174,100.

Households average 2.25 people. The median gross rent is $784.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,231
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $50,396
Median home value: $174,100
Median gross rent: $784
Housing units: 19,766
Homeownership rate: 50.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,30941,231

Median household income

$40,526$50,396

Median home value

$142,400$174,100

Median gross rent

$643$784

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,309	$40,526	$142,400	$643
2020	40,652	$39,735	$142,000	$655
2021	39,709	$40,944	$146,700	$699
2022	40,781	$47,048	$168,800	$757
2023	41,231	$50,396	$174,100	$784

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2417.3%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,079	5.0%
5 to 17	5,784	14.0%
18 to 24	7,151	17.3%
25 to 34	5,506	13.4%
35 to 44	5,051	12.3%
45 to 54	3,895	9.4%
55 to 64	4,665	11.3%
65 to 74	4,080	9.9%
75 and over	3,020	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,280	71.0%
Black or African American	7,104	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	104	0.3%
Asian	379	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	198	0.5%
Two or more races	1,868	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,298	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,425	9.2%
High school graduate	8,664	33.0%
Some college or associate's	6,975	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,851	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,302	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,396	80.4%
Carpooled	1,753	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	398	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,193	6.7%
Other means	173	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,907	47.3%
15 to 29 min	6,387	38.2%
30 to 44 min	1,101	6.6%
45 to 59 min	122	0.7%
60+ min	1,203	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 19.3% (7,478 of 38,704)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,247	53.8%
Nonfamily households	7,956	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,203	87.0%
Vacant	2,563	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,683	50.5%
Renter-occupied	8,520	49.5%

1-unit, detached61.6%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units17.4%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,179	61.6%
1-unit, attached	234	1.2%
2 to 4 units	2,233	11.3%
5 to 19 units	3,445	17.4%
20 or more units	1,403	7.1%
Mobile home & other	272	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0126896
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 34.8298, -87.6622