Florence vs River Road

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

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

Florence has the higher population (9,483 vs 8,462 in River Road). River Road has the higher median household income ($78,479 vs $52,049 in Florence). River Road has the higher median home value ($360,400 vs $331,100 in Florence).

Population, income & housing

	Florence	River Road
Population	9,483	8,462
Median age	59.7 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,049	$78,479
Median home value	$331,100	$360,400
Median gross rent	$1,172	$1,398
Housing units	5,315	3,341
Homeownership rate	63.3%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florence	River Road
Population	8,921 → 9,483 (+6.3%)	10,352 → 8,462 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$42,356 → $52,049 (+22.9%)	$61,703 → $78,479 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$224,300 → $331,100 (+47.6%)	$247,300 → $360,400 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $1,172 (+32.4%)	$1,284 → $1,398 (+8.9%)

Florence

Population

8,9219,483

Median household income

$42,356$52,049

Median home value

$224,300$331,100

Median gross rent

$885$1,172

River Road

Population

10,3528,462

Median household income

$61,703$78,479

Median home value

$247,300$360,400

Median gross rent

$1,284$1,398

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Florence	River Road
Under 5	2.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	11.0%	15.4%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	7.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	9.2%	18.1%
45 to 54	8.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	22.5%	13.8%
75 and over	20.4%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florence	River Road
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	80.5%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.2%
Asian	2.2%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florence	River Road
No high school diploma	10.0%	9.6%
High school graduate	21.0%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	44.3%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florence	River Road
Drove alone	73.7%	72.8%
Carpooled	11.6%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	6.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	7.3%	12.6%
Other means	1.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florence	River Road
1-unit, detached	60.9%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	1.9%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Florence	River Road
Poverty rate	10.6%	14.9%
Average household size	1.96	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	13	21
Median year structure built	1991	1961