2024 population: 156,287 ( 5,495 from 2020)
Land area: 1261.0 square miles
Population density: 123.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	126,053	80.65%	2.5%
Black:	18,802	12.03%	1.8%
Indian:	747	0.48%	13.0%
Asian:	1,638	1.05%	30.7%
2+ races:	3,078	1.97%	18.7%
Hispanic:	5,969	3.82%	24.8%

Total non-White:	30,234	19.35%	8.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,642	11.0
Deaths:	9,002	14.9
Net Migration:	7,233	12.0
Net Immigration:	614	1.0

Change in White population:	3,028	2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,467	1.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
150,792
123,025	81.59%
18,477	12.25%
661	0.44%
1,253	0.83%
2,593	1.72%
4,783	3.17%
27,767	18.41%

2010
147,137
122,562	83.30%
17,892	12.16%
585	0.40%
936	0.64%
1,912	1.30%
3,175	2.16%
24,575	16.70%

2000
142,950
121,710	85.14%
17,720	12.40%
414	0.29%
456	0.32%
1,061	0.74%
1,512	1.06%
21,240	14.86%

1990
131,327
113,864	86.70%
16,218	12.35%
555	0.42%
291	0.22%
n/a
399	0.30%
17,463	13.30%

1980
135,065
117,102	86.70%
16,713	12.37%
296	0.22%
235	0.17%
n/a
666	0.49%
17,963	13.30%

1970
117,743
101,531	86.23%
15,708	13.34%
37	0.03%
43	0.04%
n/a
403	0.34%
16,212	13.77%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
14,204	9.7
16,727	11.4
2,714	1.8
767	0.5

463	0.3
3,192	2.2

Number	Rate
2000's
14,757	10.3
14,528	10.2
1,297	0.9
680	0.5

852	0.6
3,335	2.3

Number	Rate
1990's
17,491	13.3
14,079	10.7
2,075	1.6
300	0.2

7,846	6.0
3,777	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
17,723	13.1
11,777	8.7
-9,116	-6.7
n/a

-3,238	-2.4
-500	-0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,110	6.9
n/a

15,571	13.2
1,751	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
41.6
30,952	19.8%
125,335	80.2%
31,498	20.2%

63,559
2.37

40,274	63.4%
29,520	73.3%
3,613	9.0%
23,285	36.6%

2010
Number	Percent
81.8
-83,105	-56.5%
230,242	156.5%
50,032	34.0%

122,906
2.36

82,222	66.9%
61,614	74.9%
8,174	9.9%
40,684	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
33,317	23.3%
109,633	76.7%
21,751	15.2%

58,616
2.40

41,386	70.6%
33,163	80.1%
3,657	8.8%
17,230	29.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
31,561	24.0%
99,766	76.0%
18,899	14.4%

50,768
2.55

38,250	75.3%
32,119	84.0%
2,733	7.1%
12,518	24.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
38,630	28.6%
96,435	71.4%
14,766	10.9%

47,476
2.80

38,097	80.2%
32,746	86.0%
2,340	6.1%
9,379	19.8%

2024 Housing Data for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,194	6.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,638	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,733	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,162	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,456	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,049	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,850	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,590	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,402	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,738	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,283	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,798	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,037	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,380	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,639	7.3%
$200,000 or more	3,610	5.7%

Median Household Income	61,876
Per Capita Income	35,161

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,435	5.4%
Public Assistance	578	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,646	12.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	63,710	69.6%
Unemployed	2,561	2.8%
In Armed Forces	98	0.1%

Total Labor Force	66,369	72.6%
Not in Labor Force	25,108	27.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,255	22,860	53.5%
Non-Profit	1,473	2,088	41.4%
Self-Employed	3,741	1,956	65.7%

Local Government	2,213	3,173	41.1%
State Government	1,644	2,384	40.8%
Federal Government	1,975	1,068	64.9%

Total Private + Self	29,996	24,816	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,305	8,713	45.6%
Total	37,301	33,529	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	17.6%
Pct. Private + Self	77.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,344	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,058	21.2%
Professional, Technical	14,780	20.8%
Service Occupations	11,260	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	156	0.2%
All others	19,473	27.5%

White Collar		56.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	11,836	16.7%
Retail trade	9,806	13.8%
Health care and social assistance	8,564	12.1%
Educational services	6,655	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	5,579	7.9%
Construction	5,371	7.6%
Other services	3,501	4.9%
Public administration	3,462	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,505	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,259	3.2%
Finance and insurance	2,162	3.0%
Utilities	2,058	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	2,036	2.9%
Wholesale trade	1,641	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,189	1.7%
Information	789	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	704	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	514	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	266	0.4%
Management	18	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,065	2.64%
Puerto Rican	148	0.10%
Cuban	375	0.24%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	532	0.35%
Costa Rican	19	0.01%
Guatemalan	235	0.15%
Honduran	5	0.00%
Nicaraguan	3	0.00%
Panamanian	28	0.02%
Salvadoran	242	0.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	96	0.06%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	5	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	38	0.02%
Ecuadorian	25	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	24	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	4	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	150	0.10%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	263	0.17%
Filipino	173	0.11%
Chinese	169	0.11%
Japanese	88	0.06%
Vietnamese	75	0.05%
Korean	43	0.03%
Cambodian	17	0.01%
Malaysian	8	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	141,075	96.7%
Spanish	3,595	2.5%
Other Indo-European	307	0.2%
Vietnamese	253	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	174	0.1%
German, other Germanic	134	0.1%
Other Asian	107	0.1%
Chinese	79	0.1%
Tagalog	77	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	24,279	15.8%
English	22,307	14.5%
Irish	14,085	9.2%
German	10,565	6.9%
Scottish	3,998	2.6%
Italian	2,401	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	2,379	1.5%
European	1,855	1.2%
French	1,552	1.0%
Polish	843	0.5%
Welsh	704	0.5%
Dutch	701	0.5%
British	446	0.3%
Swedish	418	0.3%
Norwegian	406	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	151,616	98.5%
Not a citizen	2,236	1.5%

Native	150,422	97.8%
Foreign-born	3,430	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,372	3.2%	8,001	7.5%	34,563	32.4%	32,354	30.3%	17,781	16.7%	10,690	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,372	3.2%
9-12 Years	8,001	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,563	32.4%
Some College	32,354	30.3%
Bach. Degree	17,781	16.7%
Grad Degree	10,690	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	125,276	115,962	9,314	7.4%
1991	127,248	116,982	10,266	8.1%
1992	128,972	119,086	9,886	7.7%
1993	131,942	122,000	9,942	7.5%
1994	135,010	125,790	9,220	6.8%
1995	138,644	130,012	8,632	6.2%
1996	140,422	131,586	8,836	6.3%
1997	140,382	131,296	9,086	6.5%
1998	136,530	126,368	10,162	7.4%
1999	133,456	124,638	8,818	6.6%

2000	139,714	132,376	7,338	5.3%
2001	137,702	128,438	9,264	6.7%
2002	134,304	122,854	11,450	8.5%
2003	132,038	122,348	9,690	7.3%
2004	132,312	123,614	8,698	6.6%
2005	133,682	126,746	6,936	5.2%
2006	135,934	130,030	5,904	4.3%
2007	137,606	131,394	6,212	4.5%
2008	136,098	127,616	8,482	6.2%
2009	137,286	123,424	13,862	10.1%

2010	135,702	121,554	14,148	10.4%
2011	136,862	123,920	12,942	9.5%
2012	135,016	123,860	11,156	8.3%
2013	133,976	123,780	10,196	7.6%
2014	135,240	125,032	10,208	7.5%
2015	132,188	122,500	9,688	7.3%
2016	130,882	122,260	8,622	6.6%
2017	130,274	123,766	6,508	5.0%
2018	131,296	125,642	5,654	4.3%
2019	132,302	127,716	4,586	3.5%

2020	130,978	123,236	7,742	5.9%
2021	131,948	127,470	4,478	3.4%
2022	133,522	129,816	3,706	2.8%
2023	134,688	131,074	3,614	2.7%
2024	138,244	133,738	4,506	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	72,976
Median Value	$189,042

Occupied	63,559	87.1%
Vacant	9,417	12.9%

Owned	44,370	69.8%
Rented	19,189	30.2%
Median Rent	$857

Single-Family Units	54,768	75.0%
Detached	53,897	73.9%
Attached	871	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,626	10.5%
Mobile Homes	5,712	7.8%

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area