Florence vs McGuire AFB

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

Florence and McGuire AFB are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Florence has the higher population (5,027 vs 4,491 in McGuire AFB). Florence has the higher median household income ($99,020 vs $79,423 in McGuire AFB). Since 2019, Florence's population has grown faster (+12.8% vs -12.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Florence	McGuire AFB
Population	5,027	4,491
Median age	38.7 yrs	24.4 yrs
Median household income	$99,020	$79,423
Median home value	$270,100	—
Median gross rent	$1,247	$2,426
Housing units	1,838	1,497
Homeownership rate	65.3%	2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	39.0%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florence	McGuire AFB
Population	4,455 → 5,027 (+12.8%)	5,113 → 4,491 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$55,960 → $99,020 (+76.9%)	$71,827 → $79,423 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$181,900 → $270,100 (+48.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,044 → $1,247 (+19.4%)	$2,014 → $2,426 (+20.5%)

Florence

Population

4,4555,027

Median household income

$55,960$99,020

Median home value

$181,900$270,100

Median gross rent

$1,044$1,247

McGuire AFB

Population

5,1134,491

Median household income

$71,827$79,423

Median gross rent

$2,014$2,426

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Florence	McGuire AFB
Under 5	6.3%	13.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	23.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	14.4%
25 to 34	9.7%	23.3%
35 to 44	17.7%	14.3%
45 to 54	13.7%	7.1%
55 to 64	10.8%	2.0%
65 to 74	9.2%	0.6%
75 and over	4.1%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florence	McGuire AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	60.6%
Black or African American	6.3%	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	6.3%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.8%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florence	McGuire AFB
No high school diploma	14.4%	0.7%
High school graduate	30.3%	14.4%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florence	McGuire AFB
Drove alone	78.6%	76.9%
Carpooled	10.4%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.8%	6.1%
Other means	1.7%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florence	McGuire AFB
1-unit, detached	56.5%	14.6%
1-unit, attached	13.4%	75.6%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	2.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Florence	McGuire AFB
Poverty rate	6.7%	2.9%
Average household size	2.84	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1970	2004