COMPARING TWO PLACES
Latta vs Florence
PLACE A
Latta, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Florence, South Carolina
Latta is 97% smaller than Florence. Florence earns more, with a median household income $8,158 higher. Florence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -6%).
LATTAFLORENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,23541,231−97% vs Florence
Population density1,1271,684−557
Population growth-6.0%7.7%−13.7 pts
Median age36.837.8−1.0
Male48.1%45.0%+3.2 pts
Female51.9%55.0%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born0.5%5.2%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.7%40.5%+11.2 pts
Black39.3%49.8%−10.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.1%4.6%−4.5 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other8.9%1.9%+7.0 pts
Median household income$47,985$56,143−$8,158
Per capita income$26,213$34,306−$8,093
Poverty rate22.4%18.9%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4690.499−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%30.4%−2.5 pts
Graduate degree11.4%13.5%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate13.4%5.4%+8.0 pts
Labor force participation60.2%61.4%−1.2 pts
Median home value$108,500$211,400−$102,900
Median gross rent$672$992−$320
Owner-occupied62.0%58.4%+3.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.8%14.1%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households24.6%48.5%−23.9 pts
Average commute22.018.7+3.3
Worked from home5.5%11.0%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured21.7%7.1%+14.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025