Florence County vs Pickens County

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

Florence County and Pickens County are counties in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Florence County has the higher population (136,921 vs 132,604 in Pickens County). Pickens County has the higher median household income ($59,411 vs $56,650 in Florence County). Pickens County has the higher median home value ($216,000 vs $165,500 in Florence County).

Population, income & housing

	Florence County	Pickens County
Population	136,921	132,604
Median age	39.2 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,650	$59,411
Median home value	$165,500	$216,000
Median gross rent	$908	$936
Housing units	61,418	57,695
Homeownership rate	64.5%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florence County	Pickens County
Population	138,475 → 136,921 (-1.1%)	124,029 → 132,604 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$47,058 → $56,650 (+20.4%)	$49,573 → $59,411 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$131,900 → $165,500 (+25.5%)	$147,700 → $216,000 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$772 → $908 (+17.6%)	$768 → $936 (+21.9%)

Florence County

Population

138,475136,921

Median household income

$47,058$56,650

Median home value

$131,900$165,500

Median gross rent

$772$908

Pickens County

Population

124,029132,604

Median household income

$49,573$59,411

Median home value

$147,700$216,000

Median gross rent

$768$936

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Florence County	Pickens County
Under 5	5.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	17.9%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	17.9%
25 to 34	12.4%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.9%
75 and over	7.0%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florence County	Pickens County
White (non-Hispanic)	49.9%	83.4%
Black or African American	42.9%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.6%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florence County	Pickens County
No high school diploma	12.3%	12.7%
High school graduate	33.4%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florence County	Pickens County
Drove alone	81.1%	78.2%
Carpooled	8.4%	8.4%
Public transit	0.2%	1.0%
Walked	0.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.4%	9.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florence County	Pickens County
1-unit, detached	62.5%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	8.6%
20 or more units	2.5%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Florence County	Pickens County
Poverty rate	18.3%	17.2%
Average household size	2.54	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1985	1989