Florence vs Maricopa

A side-by-side comparison of Florence and Maricopa: population, income, housing, and more.

Florence and Maricopa are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Maricopa has the higher population (62,986 vs 25,961 in Florence). Maricopa has the higher median household income ($94,208 vs $76,259 in Florence). Maricopa has the higher median home value ($338,600 vs $322,600 in Florence).

Population, income & housing

	Florence	Maricopa
Population	25,961	62,986
Median age	43.0 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,259	$94,208
Median home value	$322,600	$338,600
Median gross rent	$1,163	$1,919
Housing units	7,552	21,979
Homeownership rate	86.0%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florence	Maricopa
Population	26,420 → 25,961 (-1.7%)	48,629 → 62,986 (+29.5%)
Median household income	$49,534 → $76,259 (+54.0%)	$74,515 → $94,208 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$153,500 → $322,600 (+110.2%)	$202,100 → $338,600 (+67.5%)
Median gross rent	$824 → $1,163 (+41.1%)	$1,384 → $1,919 (+38.7%)

Florence

Population

26,42025,961

Median household income

$49,534$76,259

Median home value

$153,500$322,600

Median gross rent

$824$1,163

Maricopa

Population

48,62962,986

Median household income

$74,515$94,208

Median home value

$202,100$338,600

Median gross rent

$1,384$1,919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Florence	Maricopa
Under 5	2.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	6.8%	21.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	19.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	18.7%	15.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	8.8%
65 to 74	13.7%	9.5%
75 and over	7.9%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florence	Maricopa
White (non-Hispanic)	52.8%	45.8%
Black or African American	9.2%	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	2.0%
Asian	1.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	1.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.5%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	32.1%	28.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florence	Maricopa
No high school diploma	19.4%	7.6%
High school graduate	30.7%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florence	Maricopa
Drove alone	62.1%	64.1%
Carpooled	11.6%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.3%	20.7%
Other means	1.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florence	Maricopa
1-unit, detached	68.5%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.4%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Florence	Maricopa
Poverty rate	7.4%	6.7%
Average household size	2.32	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	28	38
Median year structure built	2004	2007