CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Florence

Kentucky · 18,624 residents · 11.2 sq mi

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Florence is a city of 18,624 people in Kentucky. Households here earn about 39% more than in Kentucky as a whole. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. There are 4,927 fewer people here than in 2000. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $69,200.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,624

−21%vs 2000

vs 23,551 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 32.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(1,454)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,421)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(1,438)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,265)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(1,449)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.1%(3,566)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(2,763)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(1,863)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(1,356)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(1,180)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(660)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(209)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,270

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,567 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,728

−38%vs 2000

vs $20,451 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,200

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $99,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$411

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $561 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.2%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.2% in 2000

43.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.4%(21,280)

Black2.6%(615)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(896)

Asian1.5%(346)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(18,171)

Black0.9%(176)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(107)

Asian1.2%(225)

Other0.3%(52)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.2%(1,721)

South American1.4%(455)

Puerto Rican1.4%(453)

Ecuadorian0.7%(241)

Central American0.7%(227)

Guatemalan0.6%(192)

Venezuelan0.4%(127)

Colombian0.2%(60)

Dominican0.1%(47)

Spaniard0.1%(36)

Panamanian0.1%(28)

Peruvian0.1%(19)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0%(8)

Honduran0%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.4%(465)

Vietnamese0.8%(260)

Filipino0.4%(138)

Japanese0.4%(126)

Chinese0.2%(78)

Cambodian0.1%(41)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(52)

Ancestry

German23.9%(7,834)

English14%(4,582)

Irish13.9%(4,544)

American5.9%(1,922)

Italian4%(1,316)

Subsaharan African3.2%(1,057)

Welsh2.4%(792)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(578)

Scottish1.6%(520)

Dutch1.5%(484)

Polish1.3%(435)

French1.1%(347)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Somali0.7%(233)

Swedish0.6%(190)

Norwegian0.3%(110)

Arab0.3%(106)

Hungarian0.3%(88)

Russian0.2%(77)

Greek0.2%(75)

Moroccan0.2%(73)

British0.2%(72)

Austrian0.2%(71)

Czech0.2%(68)

Kenyan0.2%(50)

Nigerian0.1%(47)

French Canadian0.1%(33)

Canadian0.1%(22)

Ukrainian0.1%(22)

Lebanese0.1%(21)

Slovene0.1%(17)

West Indian0%(12)

Jamaican0%(12)

Ghanaian0%(11)

Turkish0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.2%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.5%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.7 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married35.1%(4,626)

Married45.6%(6,013)

Widowed3.6%(469)

Divorced15.7%(2,075)

Women 15+

Never married29.4%(4,165)

Married39%(5,536)

Widowed11.7%(1,657)

Divorced19.9%(2,819)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 13.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.5%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 68.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.2%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% 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)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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