COMPARING TWO PLACES
Florence vs Escanaba
PLACE A
Florence, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Escanaba, Michigan
Florence is 236% larger than Escanaba. Florence earns more, with a median household income $10,774 higher. Florence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -1%).
FLORENCEESCANABADIFFERENCE
Total population41,23112,257+236% vs Escanaba
Population density1,684962+722
Population growth7.7%-1.3%+9.0 pts
Median age37.844.4−6.6
Male45.0%47.7%−2.7 pts
Female55.0%52.3%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born5.2%1.6%+3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.5%86.5%−46.0 pts
Black49.8%0.5%+49.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.6%2.4%+2.2 pts
Asian3.2%1.0%+2.2 pts
Other1.9%9.7%−7.7 pts
Median household income$56,143$45,369+$10,774
Per capita income$34,306$32,014+$2,292
Poverty rate18.9%17.7%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.503Even
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%19.8%+10.6 pts
Graduate degree13.5%6.1%+7.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%5.2%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation61.4%51.7%+9.7 pts
Median home value$211,400$125,200+$86,200
Median gross rent$992$657+$335
Owner-occupied58.4%63.9%−5.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%11.6%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households48.5%30.5%+18.0 pts
Average commute18.711.0+7.7
Worked from home11.0%6.1%+4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.8%+0.0 pts
Uninsured7.1%5.2%+1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025