Florence County, South Carolina

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 136,921
Median household income: $56,650
Median home value: $165,500

Florence County, South Carolina counts 136,921 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $56,650 runs below the South Carolina figure of $66,818.

Between 2019 and 2023, Florence County's population declined 1.1% from 138,475 to 136,921, while its median household income rose 20.4% from $47,058 to $56,650.

23.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 136,921
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $56,650
Median home value: $165,500
Median gross rent: $908
Housing units: 61,418
Homeownership rate: 64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

138,475136,921

Median household income

$47,058$56,650

Median home value

$131,900$165,500

Median gross rent

$772$908

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	138,475	$47,058	$131,900	$772
2020	138,237	$49,645	$135,000	$783
2021	137,276	$51,902	$139,900	$811
2022	137,015	$56,088	$157,400	$871
2023	136,921	$56,650	$165,500	$908

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,970	5.8%
5 to 17	24,469	17.9%
18 to 24	11,859	8.7%
25 to 34	17,014	12.4%
35 to 44	16,869	12.3%
45 to 54	17,053	12.5%
55 to 64	17,411	12.7%
65 to 74	14,695	10.7%
75 and over	9,581	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	68,272	49.9%
Black or African American	58,691	42.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	136	0.1%
Asian	2,137	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	296	0.2%
Two or more races	2,984	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,391	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,362	12.3%
High school graduate	30,897	33.4%
Some college or associate's	28,462	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	13,604	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8,298	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	48,286	81.1%
Carpooled	5,014	8.4%
Public transit	94	0.2%
Walked	389	0.7%
Bicycle	44	0.1%
Worked from home	5,012	8.4%
Other means	698	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,298	31.7%
15 to 29 min	22,572	41.4%
30 to 44 min	8,832	16.2%
45 to 59 min	2,634	4.8%
60+ min	3,189	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 18.3% (24,483 of 133,882)

	Count	Share
Family households	33,311	63.4%
Nonfamily households	19,211	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	52,522	85.5%
Vacant	8,896	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	33,897	64.5%
Renter-occupied	18,625	35.5%

1-unit, detached62.5%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other18.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38,360	62.5%
1-unit, attached	877	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4,389	7.1%
5 to 19 units	4,662	7.6%
20 or more units	1,528	2.5%
Mobile home & other	11,602	18.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 45041
State: South Carolina
Land area: 801 sq mi
Water area: 3.77 sq mi
Center point: 34.0285, -79.7102