2024 population: 200,474 ( 531 from 2020)
Land area: 1361.1 square miles
Population density: 147.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	100,622	50.19%	2.9%
Black:	85,963	42.88%	1.4%
Indian:	719	0.36%	15.4%
Asian:	3,117	1.55%	21.3%
2+ races:	3,328	1.66%	23.3%
Hispanic:	6,725	3.35%	19.4%

Total non-White:	99,852	49.81%	3.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,797	12.2
Deaths:	12,723	15.9
Net Migration:	2,434	3.0
Net Immigration:	998	1.2

Change in White population:	-3,058	-1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,589	1.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
199,943
103,680	51.85%
84,740	42.38%
623	0.31%
2,570	1.29%
2,700	1.35%
5,630	2.82%
96,263	48.15%

2010
205,566
112,098	54.53%
84,667	41.19%
608	0.30%
1,890	0.92%
1,974	0.96%
4,170	2.03%
93,468	45.47%

2000
193,155
111,377	57.66%
77,194	39.96%
388	0.20%
1,037	0.54%
1,048	0.54%
2,041	1.06%
81,778	42.34%

1990
176,195
106,179	60.26%
68,817	39.06%
233	0.13%
400	0.23%
n/a
566	0.32%
70,016	39.74%

1980
172,880
105,399	60.97%
65,532	37.91%
98	0.06%
229	0.13%
n/a
1,494	0.86%
67,481	39.03%

1970
143,078
89,881	62.82%
52,863	36.95%
59	0.04%
50	0.03%
n/a
194	0.14%
53,197	37.18%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
23,172	11.3
21,410	10.4
-3,065	-1.5
819	0.4

-8,418	-4.1
2,795	1.4

Number	Rate
2000's
25,826	13.4
19,094	9.9
904	0.5
1,067	0.6

721	0.4
11,690	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
27,592	15.7
19,069	10.8
7,400	4.2
600	0.3

5,198	3.0
11,762	6.7

Number	Rate
1980's
27,213	15.7
16,258	9.4
-6,364	-3.7
n/a

780	0.5
2,535	1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
12,075	8.4
n/a

15,518	10.8
14,284	10.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Florence, SC Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
40.0
46,182	23.0%
154,292	77.0%
37,231	18.6%

78,417
2.49

49,563	63.2%
31,863	64.3%
6,771	13.7%
28,854	36.8%

2010
Number	Percent
76.5
-104,850	-51.0%
310,416	151.0%
55,620	27.1%

158,368
2.54

109,760	69.3%
70,394	64.1%
16,260	14.8%
48,608	30.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
50,276	26.0%
142,879	74.0%
23,050	11.9%

72,959
2.58

52,642	72.2%
36,488	69.3%
7,237	13.7%
20,317	27.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
50,091	28.4%
126,104	71.6%
20,137	11.4%

62,042
2.78

47,012	75.8%
34,628	73.7%
5,529	11.8%
15,030	24.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
56,667	32.8%
116,213	67.2%
15,437	8.9%

55,739
3.06

44,420	79.7%
34,819	78.4%
4,368	9.8%
11,319	20.3%

2024 Housing Data for Florence, SC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,741	8.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,801	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,447	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,946	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,255	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,630	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,023	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,223	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,459	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,204	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,349	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,390	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,565	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,571	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,998	6.4%
$200,000 or more	4,815	6.1%

Median Household Income	55,135
Per Capita Income	32,551

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,854	6.2%
Public Assistance	1,571	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	13,829	17.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	77,834	65.9%
Unemployed	5,129	4.3%
In Armed Forces	520	0.4%

Total Labor Force	83,483	70.6%
Not in Labor Force	34,696	29.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	29,527	27,163	52.1%
Non-Profit	2,142	5,357	28.6%
Self-Employed	5,183	2,937	63.8%

Local Government	2,480	4,094	37.7%
State Government	1,618	3,655	30.7%
Federal Government	824	892	48.0%

Total Private + Self	34,710	30,100	53.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,064	13,998	33.5%
Total	41,774	44,098	48.6%

Pct. Govt.	15.8%
Pct. Private + Self	75.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,512	12.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,200	22.3%
Professional, Technical	19,930	23.1%
Service Occupations	14,930	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	121	0.1%
All others	21,549	25.0%

White Collar		57.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,156	16.4%
Manufacturing	12,697	14.7%
Retail trade	10,024	11.6%
Educational services	9,214	10.7%
Accommodation and food services	6,381	7.4%
Construction	4,788	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,870	4.5%
Finance and insurance	3,603	4.2%
Other services	3,559	4.1%
Public administration	3,276	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	3,240	3.8%
Wholesale trade	2,669	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,620	3.0%
Utilities	1,561	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,287	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,073	1.2%
Information	949	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	766	0.9%
Management	368	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	20	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,230	1.62%
Puerto Rican	1,206	0.60%
Cuban	151	0.08%
Dominican	187	0.09%

Total Central American	737	0.37%
Costa Rican	82	0.04%
Guatemalan	79	0.04%
Honduran	225	0.11%
Nicaraguan	8	0.00%
Panamanian	207	0.10%
Salvadoran	136	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	343	0.17%
Argentinean	21	0.01%
Bolivian	20	0.01%
Chilean	13	0.01%
Colombian	128	0.06%
Ecuadorian	15	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	146	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	289	0.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	685	0.34%
Filipino	512	0.26%
Chinese	467	0.23%
Korean	236	0.12%
Vietnamese	140	0.07%
Indonesian	58	0.03%
Taiwanese	49	0.02%
Japanese	45	0.02%
Thai	43	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	180,403	95.9%
Spanish	4,716	2.5%
Other Indo-European	861	0.5%
Other	321	0.2%
Other Asian	315	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	292	0.2%
Chinese	267	0.1%
Tagalog	258	0.1%
German, other Germanic	212	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	22,215	11.1%
American	21,335	10.7%
Irish	10,925	5.5%
German	10,118	5.1%
Scottish	3,313	1.7%
Italian	3,005	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	2,627	1.3%
French	1,776	0.9%
European	1,555	0.8%
Polish	1,132	0.6%
African	926	0.5%
Welsh	715	0.4%
Jamaican	642	0.3%
Dutch	585	0.3%
British	530	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	196,786	98.6%
Not a citizen	2,889	1.4%

Native	194,423	97.4%
Foreign-born	5,252	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,406	3.2%	12,326	9.1%	45,805	33.7%	42,284	31.1%	18,562	13.6%	12,660	9.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,406	3.2%
9-12 Years	12,326	9.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	45,805	33.7%
Some College	42,284	31.1%
Bach. Degree	18,562	13.6%
Grad Degree	12,660	9.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	172,294	163,742	8,552	5.0%
1991	177,248	165,758	11,490	6.5%
1992	183,072	168,216	14,856	8.1%
1993	188,142	169,536	18,606	9.9%
1994	186,860	170,722	16,138	8.6%
1995	186,272	172,890	13,382	7.2%
1996	190,366	174,782	15,584	8.2%
1997	190,702	179,154	11,548	6.1%
1998	188,580	179,334	9,246	4.9%
1999	188,232	177,496	10,736	5.7%

2000	183,000	174,890	8,110	4.4%
2001	179,176	168,656	10,520	5.9%
2002	181,114	167,968	13,146	7.3%
2003	185,402	169,766	15,636	8.4%
2004	184,994	168,204	16,790	9.1%
2005	185,364	167,642	17,722	9.6%
2006	190,000	175,016	14,984	7.9%
2007	189,364	176,732	12,632	6.7%
2008	189,680	174,480	15,200	8.0%
2009	190,664	167,924	22,740	11.9%

2010	191,224	168,088	23,136	12.1%
2011	190,550	168,428	22,122	11.6%
2012	191,008	172,124	18,884	9.9%
2013	190,526	174,570	15,956	8.4%
2014	189,116	175,400	13,716	7.3%
2015	191,024	178,166	12,858	6.7%
2016	189,980	179,620	10,360	5.5%
2017	189,540	180,678	8,862	4.7%
2018	191,898	184,806	7,092	3.7%
2019	194,288	188,530	5,758	3.0%

2020	195,342	183,896	11,446	5.9%
2021	190,808	182,892	7,916	4.1%
2022	191,332	184,944	6,388	3.3%
2023	196,160	190,148	6,012	3.1%
2024	184,736	176,354	8,382	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	91,853
Median Value	$171,517

Occupied	78,417	85.4%
Vacant	13,436	14.6%

Owned	52,218	66.6%
Rented	26,199	33.4%
Median Rent	$935

Single-Family Units	59,009	64.2%
Detached	57,735	62.9%
Attached	1,274	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,047	7.7%
Mobile Homes	19,981	21.8%

Florence, SC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Florence, SC Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Florence, SC Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Florence, SC Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Florence, SC Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Florence, SC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Florence, SC Metro Area