COMPARING TWO PLACES
Killen vs Florence
PLACE A
Killen, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Florence, South Carolina
Killen is 97% smaller than Florence. Killen earns more, with a median household income $13,579 higher. Florence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -7%).
KILLENFLORENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,03941,231−97% vs Florence
Population density5131,684−1,171
Population growth-6.7%7.7%−14.4 pts
Median age40.937.8+3.1
Male55.0%45.0%+10.1 pts
Female45.0%55.0%−10.1 pts
Foreign-born3.5%5.2%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.7%40.5%+51.2 pts
Black3.5%49.8%−46.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%4.6%−1.3 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other1.6%1.9%−0.4 pts
Median household income$69,722$56,143+$13,579
Per capita income$32,990$34,306−$1,316
Poverty rate8.0%18.9%−11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%30.4%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree7.4%13.5%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%5.4%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation54.8%61.4%−6.6 pts
Median home value$175,000$211,400−$36,400
Median gross rent$960$992−$32
Owner-occupied68.8%58.4%+10.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%14.1%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households16.4%48.5%−32.1 pts
Average commute24.518.7+5.8
Worked from home5.9%11.0%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured3.9%7.1%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025