2024 population: 200,474 ( 531 from 2020)
Land area: 1361.1 square miles
Population density: 147.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	100,622	50.19%	2.9%
Black:	85,963	42.88%	1.4%
Indian:	719	0.36%	15.4%
Asian:	3,117	1.55%	21.3%
2+ races:	3,328	1.66%	23.3%
Hispanic:	6,725	3.35%	19.4%

Total non-White:	99,852	49.81%	3.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,797	12.2
Deaths:	12,723	15.9
Net Migration:	2,434	3.0
Net Immigration:	998	1.2

Change in White population:	-3,058	-1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,589	1.8

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
199,943
103,680	51.85%
84,740	42.38%
623	0.31%
2,570	1.29%
2,700	1.35%
5,630	2.82%
96,263	48.15%

2010
205,566
112,098	54.53%
84,667	41.19%
608	0.30%
1,890	0.92%
1,974	0.96%
4,170	2.03%
93,468	45.47%

2000
193,155
111,377	57.66%
77,194	39.96%
388	0.20%
1,037	0.54%
1,048	0.54%
2,041	1.06%
81,778	42.34%

1990
176,195
106,179	60.26%
68,817	39.06%
233	0.13%
400	0.23%
n/a
566	0.32%
70,016	39.74%

1980
172,880
105,399	60.97%
65,532	37.91%
98	0.06%
229	0.13%
n/a
1,494	0.86%
67,481	39.03%

1970
143,078
89,881	62.82%
52,863	36.95%
59	0.04%
50	0.03%
n/a
194	0.14%
53,197	37.18%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
23,172	11.3
21,410	10.4
-3,065	-1.5
819	0.4

-8,418	-4.1
2,795	1.4

Number	Rate
2000's
25,826	13.4
19,094	9.9
904	0.5
1,067	0.6

721	0.4
11,690	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
27,592	15.7
19,069	10.8
7,400	4.2
600	0.3

5,198	3.0
11,762	6.7

Number	Rate
1980's
27,213	15.7
16,258	9.4
-6,364	-3.7
n/a

780	0.5
2,535	1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
12,075	8.4
n/a

15,518	10.8
14,284	10.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Florence, SC 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):

2022
Number	Percent
39.8
46,164	23.0%
154,310	77.0%
36,044	18.0%

77,266
2.53

49,024	63.4%
32,419	66.1%
6,147	12.5%
28,242	36.6%

2010
Number	Percent
38.3
50,358	24.5%
155,208	75.5%
27,810	13.5%

79,184
2.54

54,880	69.3%
35,197	64.1%
8,130	14.8%
24,304	30.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
50,276	26.0%
142,879	74.0%
23,050	11.9%

72,959
2.58

52,642	72.2%
36,488	69.3%
7,237	13.7%
20,317	27.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
50,091	28.4%
126,104	71.6%
20,137	11.4%

62,042
2.78

47,012	75.8%
34,628	73.7%
5,529	11.8%
15,030	24.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
56,667	32.8%
116,213	67.2%
15,437	8.9%

55,739
3.06

44,420	79.7%
34,819	78.4%
4,368	9.8%
11,319	20.3%

2022 Housing Data for Florence, SC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,416	8.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,207	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,437	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,591	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,311	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,442	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,409	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,610	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,875	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,737	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,263	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,777	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,693	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,040	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,695	6.1%
$200,000 or more	3,763	4.9%

Median Household Income	52,276
Per Capita Income	30,113

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,047	6.5%
Public Assistance	1,428	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,813	16.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	79,037	65.8%
Unemployed	4,385	3.7%
In Armed Forces	586	0.5%

Total Labor Force	84,008	70.0%
Not in Labor Force	36,082	30.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	30,984	27,490	53.0%
Non-Profit	1,840	5,602	24.7%
Self-Employed	4,303	2,538	62.9%

Local Government	2,164	3,701	36.9%
State Government	1,783	4,147	30.1%
Federal Government	867	720	54.6%

Total Private + Self	35,287	30,028	54.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,654	14,170	32.0%
Total	41,941	44,198	48.7%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,891	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,402	22.5%
Professional, Technical	19,424	22.5%
Service Occupations	14,695	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	204	0.2%
All others	22,933	26.6%

White Collar		56.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,220	16.5%
Manufacturing	13,219	15.3%
Retail trade	10,918	12.6%
Educational services	8,529	9.9%
Accommodation and food services	6,791	7.9%
Construction	4,711	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,635	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	3,546	4.1%
Finance and insurance	3,519	4.1%
Public administration	3,420	4.0%
Other services	3,020	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,622	3.0%
Wholesale trade	2,362	2.7%
Utilities	1,643	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,053	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,014	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	910	1.1%
Information	819	0.9%
Management	376	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	18	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,340	1.67%
Puerto Rican	924	0.46%
Cuban	76	0.04%
Dominican	258	0.13%

Total Central American	323	0.16%
Costa Rican	51	0.03%
Guatemalan	26	0.01%
Honduran	55	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	65	0.03%
Salvadoran	126	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	227	0.11%
Argentinean	23	0.01%
Bolivian	9	0.00%
Chilean	2	0.00%
Colombian	176	0.09%
Ecuadorian	17	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	367	0.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	776	0.39%
Chinese	506	0.25%
Filipino	384	0.19%
Korean	211	0.11%
Hmong	60	0.03%
Vietnamese	36	0.02%
Japanese	33	0.02%
Taiwanese	19	0.01%
Thai	19	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	181,581	96.3%
Spanish	4,137	2.2%
Other Indo-European	913	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	412	0.2%
Chinese	314	0.2%
Tagalog	251	0.1%
Other Asian	229	0.1%
Korean	195	0.1%
Other	190	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	18,959	9.5%
American	15,508	7.8%
Irish	10,902	5.4%
German	9,798	4.9%
Scottish	3,745	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	3,648	1.8%
Italian	3,184	1.6%
French	1,916	1.0%
European	1,839	0.9%
Polish	991	0.5%
British	882	0.4%
Welsh	758	0.4%
Dutch	750	0.4%
Jamaican	400	0.2%
Greek	397	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	197,385	98.7%
Not a citizen	2,655	1.3%

Native	195,220	97.6%
Foreign-born	4,820	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,200	3.8%	12,754	9.4%	46,808	34.5%	40,843	30.1%	18,880	13.9%	11,372	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,200	3.8%
9-12 Years	12,754	9.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	46,808	34.5%
Some College	40,843	30.1%
Bach. Degree	18,880	13.9%
Grad Degree	11,372	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	172,294	163,742	8,552	5.0%
1991	177,248	165,758	11,490	6.5%
1992	183,072	168,216	14,856	8.1%
1993	188,142	169,536	18,606	9.9%
1994	186,860	170,722	16,138	8.6%
1995	186,272	172,890	13,382	7.2%
1996	190,366	174,782	15,584	8.2%
1997	190,702	179,154	11,548	6.1%
1998	188,580	179,334	9,246	4.9%
1999	188,232	177,496	10,736	5.7%

2000	183,000	174,890	8,110	4.4%
2001	179,176	168,656	10,520	5.9%
2002	181,114	167,968	13,146	7.3%
2003	185,402	169,766	15,636	8.4%
2004	184,994	168,204	16,790	9.1%
2005	185,364	167,642	17,722	9.6%
2006	190,000	175,016	14,984	7.9%
2007	189,364	176,732	12,632	6.7%
2008	189,680	174,480	15,200	8.0%
2009	190,664	167,924	22,740	11.9%

2010	191,224	168,088	23,136	12.1%
2011	190,550	168,428	22,122	11.6%
2012	191,008	172,124	18,884	9.9%
2013	190,526	174,570	15,956	8.4%
2014	189,116	175,400	13,716	7.3%
2015	191,024	178,166	12,858	6.7%
2016	189,980	179,620	10,360	5.5%
2017	189,540	180,678	8,862	4.7%
2018	191,898	184,806	7,092	3.7%
2019	194,288	188,530	5,758	3.0%

2020	195,342	183,896	11,446	5.9%
2021	190,808	182,892	7,916	4.1%
2022	191,332	184,944	6,388	3.3%
2023	196,160	190,148	6,012	3.1%
2024	184,736	176,354	8,382	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	90,452
Median Value	$149,296

Occupied	77,266	85.4%
Vacant	13,186	14.6%

Owned	51,071	66.1%
Rented	26,195	33.9%
Median Rent	$849

Single-Family Units	58,474	64.6%
Detached	57,404	63.5%
Attached	1,070	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,101	7.9%
Mobile Homes	19,330	21.4%

Florence, SC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Florence, SC Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Florence, SC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Florence, SC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Florence, SC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Florence, SC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Florence, SC Metro Area