Florence is a city of 32,803 people in Kentucky. The population is up 39% since 2000. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 2,935 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $210,700. 58% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,003, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Florence
What changed most since 1990
Population18,624 → 32,803(+76%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$166,085 → $210,700(+27%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share0.9% → 6.7%(+5.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Florence's population equals 23% of Boone County's. Its number of households without a car equals 57% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 35% of the county's.
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)11.7%(254)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(414)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.7%(839)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(42)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,169 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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Over time
Florence, decade by decade
Florence population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
18,624
$75,050
$166,085
14.2%
6.8
2000
23,551
$77,542
$181,801
17.9%
22.6
2010
29,951
$69,689
$200,824
19.6%
34.6
2020
31,946
$72,744
$187,745
25.1%
52.4
2024
32,803
$71,003
$210,700
26.4%
48.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
