CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Florence

Alabama · 36,521 residents · 26.6 sq mi

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Florence is a city of 36,521 people in Alabama. Median home value sits at $52,500. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Median rent is $305 a month. Households take in $21,459 at the median, 29% less than the US figure. The poverty rate is 18.5%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,521

+1%vs 2000

vs 36,264 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

26.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202442K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(2,484)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(2,342)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(2,247)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(2,632)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.8%(3,577)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(5,435)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(4,706)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(3,624)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(3,506)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(3,384)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(1,984)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(600)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,459

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,330 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,854

−39%vs 2000

vs $19,464 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,500

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $416 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.4%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.5% in 2000

39.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.7%(28,184)

Black19.1%(6,932)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(487)

Asian0.6%(224)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82%(29,962)

Black17%(6,202)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(162)

Asian0.4%(147)

Other0.6%(210)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.7%(1,947)

Central American0.7%(309)

Salvadoran0.4%(176)

Guatemalan0.3%(123)

South American0.1%(62)

Puerto Rican0.1%(59)

Colombian0.1%(38)

Cuban0.1%(27)

Peruvian0.1%(24)

Spaniard0%(20)

Costa Rican0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(111)

Chinese0.2%(80)

Filipino0.2%(70)

Japanese0.1%(42)

Vietnamese0.1%(38)

Cambodian0%(17)

Korean0%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(52)

Ancestry

English14.6%(6,101)

American11%(4,586)

Irish10%(4,173)

German9.6%(3,988)

Scottish3%(1,253)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(774)

Italian1.5%(621)

French1.3%(561)

Polish1%(413)

Welsh0.6%(254)

Subsaharan African0.5%(224)

Finnish0.5%(209)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.5%(192)

Swiss0.4%(166)

Swedish0.4%(149)

Danish0.3%(122)

Greek0.3%(114)

Norwegian0.2%(98)

Arab0.2%(92)

British0.2%(67)

Russian0.2%(63)

Portuguese0.1%(57)

Austrian0.1%(49)

Belgian0.1%(43)

Hungarian0.1%(36)

West Indian0.1%(36)

Nigerian0.1%(28)

Lebanese0.1%(25)

Canadian0.1%(24)

Czech0.1%(21)

Slovene0.1%(21)

Jamaican0%(19)

Lithuanian0%(16)

French Canadian0%(13)

Croatian0%(8)

Turkish0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.6%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.2%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.8%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.2 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 12.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43%(6,695)

Married44.2%(6,879)

Widowed3%(467)

Divorced9.7%(1,513)

Women 15+

Never married38.7%(7,567)

Married36.2%(7,088)

Widowed10.1%(1,973)

Divorced15%(2,939)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.4%

−0.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 66.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.5%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.8%(473)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.6%(510)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.7%(616)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(71)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(15)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,072 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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