COMPARING TWO PLACES
Leighton vs Florence
PLACE A
Leighton, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Florence, South Carolina
Leighton is 98% smaller than Florence. Florence earns more, with a median household income $22,249 higher. Florence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -9%).
LEIGHTONFLORENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population66941,231−98% vs Florence
Population density3101,684−1,374
Population growth-8.8%7.7%−16.5 pts
Median age44.937.8+7.1
Male44.2%45.0%−0.7 pts
Female55.8%55.0%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.0%40.5%−0.5 pts
Black46.2%49.8%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.2%4.6%+1.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other7.6%1.9%+5.7 pts
Median household income$33,894$56,143−$22,249
Per capita income$26,409$34,306−$7,897
Poverty rate24.0%18.9%+5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5380.499+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%30.4%−3.0 pts
Graduate degree2.9%13.5%−10.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%5.4%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation62.7%61.4%+1.2 pts
Median home value$85,300$211,400−$126,100
Median gross rent$388$992−$604
Owner-occupied58.9%58.4%+0.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%14.1%+6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households69.4%48.5%+20.9 pts
Average commute15.018.7−3.6
Worked from home1.7%11.0%−9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured12.3%7.1%+5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025