Florence vs San Tan Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Florence and San Tan Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

San Tan Valley has the higher population (105,231 vs 25,961 in Florence). San Tan Valley has the higher median household income ($93,642 vs $76,259 in Florence). San Tan Valley has the higher median home value ($365,900 vs $322,600 in Florence).

Population, income & housing

	Florence	San Tan Valley
Population	25,961	105,231
Median age	43.0 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,259	$93,642
Median home value	$322,600	$365,900
Median gross rent	$1,163	$1,857
Housing units	7,552	36,381
Homeownership rate	86.0%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florence	San Tan Valley
Population	26,420 → 25,961 (-1.7%)	96,692 → 105,231 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$49,534 → $76,259 (+54.0%)	$67,880 → $93,642 (+38.0%)
Median home value	$153,500 → $322,600 (+110.2%)	$212,900 → $365,900 (+71.9%)
Median gross rent	$824 → $1,163 (+41.1%)	$1,356 → $1,857 (+36.9%)

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

San Tan Valley

Population

96,692105,231

Median household income

$67,880$93,642

Median home value

$212,900$365,900

Median gross rent

$1,356$1,857

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Florence	San Tan Valley
Under 5	2.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	6.8%	21.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	19.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	18.7%	16.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	10.3%
65 to 74	13.7%	8.5%
75 and over	7.9%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florence	San Tan Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	52.8%	62.8%
Black or African American	9.2%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	2.0%
Asian	1.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	32.1%	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florence	San Tan Valley
No high school diploma	19.4%	6.6%
High school graduate	30.7%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florence	San Tan Valley
Drove alone	62.1%	71.9%
Carpooled	11.6%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	22.3%	15.6%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florence	San Tan Valley
1-unit, detached	68.5%	95.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Florence	San Tan Valley
Poverty rate	7.4%	7.5%
Average household size	2.32	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	28	36
Median year structure built	2004	2006