CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Florence

Oregon · 5,162 residents · 5.54 sq mi

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Florence is home to 5,162 people in Oregon. At a median age of 46.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 30%. There are 2,101 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $55,600. Households take in $18,991 at the median, 37% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 46.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,162

−29%vs 2000

vs 7,263 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

46.1

−17%vs 2000

vs 55.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.54 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(303)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(287)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(357)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.5%(232)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(224)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.3%(581)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.5%(544)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(481)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.4%(642)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7417.4%(899)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.1%(520)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(92)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,991

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,505 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,681

−41%vs 2000

vs $18,008 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.8%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,600

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $105,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$355

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $524 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.7%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.5% in 2000

36.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(6,843)

Black0.3%(19)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(172)

Asian0.5%(38)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(4,960)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(88)

Asian1.1%(58)

Other2.8%(142)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(292)

Central American0.6%(59)

Salvadoran0.6%(59)

Spaniard0.4%(41)

Asian origin

Filipino1.3%(127)

Chinese0.7%(62)

Thai0.4%(42)

Indonesian0.2%(15)

Ancestry

German18.8%(1,780)

English15.2%(1,440)

Irish14.4%(1,370)

American6%(571)

French5.2%(490)

Scottish4%(384)

Norwegian2.9%(271)

Italian2.5%(236)

British2%(192)

Swedish1.7%(162)

Welsh1.5%(139)

Polish1.3%(119)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1.2%(117)

Dutch1.2%(115)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(112)

West Indian1%(97)

Jamaican1%(97)

Canadian0.6%(61)

Hungarian0.6%(60)

Romanian0.5%(46)

Portuguese0.5%(45)

Greek0.4%(37)

Czech0.3%(31)

Finnish0.3%(29)

Swiss0.3%(28)

French Canadian0.2%(17)

Armenian0.2%(16)

Russian0.1%(13)

Croatian0.1%(11)

Serbian0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Subsaharan African0%(3)

Nigerian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.9%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.0 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 11.4 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 married25.5%(939)

Married58.6%(2,156)

Widowed5.7%(210)

Divorced10.2%(375)

Women 15+

Never married14.2%(646)

Married48.9%(2,222)

Widowed16.3%(741)

Divorced20.5%(931)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−8.9 ptssince 2013

from 15.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.2%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

47.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.4%

+13.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.2%

−14.8 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

70.5%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 63.7% 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)9.5%(94)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.6%(55)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.1%(504)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.8%(67)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.6%(26)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 987 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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