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):

2022
Number	Percent
41.3
30,233	19.3%
126,054	80.7%
30,430	19.5%

61,503
2.42

39,632	64.4%
29,433	74.3%
3,605	9.1%
21,871	35.6%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
32,016	21.8%
115,121	78.2%
25,016	17.0%

61,453
2.36

41,111	66.9%
30,807	74.9%
4,087	9.9%
20,342	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%

2022 Housing Data for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,981	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,312	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,982	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,451	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,860	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,599	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,810	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,116	5.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,773	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,652	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,035	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,550	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,682	7.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,262	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,045	6.6%
$200,000 or more	2,393	3.9%

Median Household Income	56,106
Per Capita Income	31,938

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,346	5.4%
Public Assistance	620	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,988	13.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	62,788	68.8%
Unemployed	2,434	2.7%
In Armed Forces	114	0.1%

Total Labor Force	65,336	71.6%
Not in Labor Force	25,906	28.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,746	22,364	54.5%
Non-Profit	1,452	1,789	44.8%
Self-Employed	3,708	1,964	65.4%

Local Government	2,021	2,876	41.3%
State Government	1,441	1,814	44.3%
Federal Government	1,917	835	69.7%

Total Private + Self	30,454	24,328	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,831	7,314	48.3%
Total	37,285	31,642	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,752	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,522	22.5%
Professional, Technical	12,969	18.8%
Service Occupations	11,811	17.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	98	0.1%
All others	20,009	29.0%

White Collar		53.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	11,319	16.4%
Retail trade	9,609	13.9%
Health care and social assistance	9,255	13.4%
Accommodation and food services	5,665	8.2%
Educational services	5,339	7.7%
Construction	5,327	7.7%
Public administration	3,439	5.0%
Other services	3,120	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,621	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,400	3.5%
Utilities	2,033	2.9%
Finance and insurance	1,895	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	1,873	2.7%
Wholesale trade	1,639	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,061	1.5%
Information	770	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	728	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	480	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	438	0.6%
Management	52	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,598	2.37%
Puerto Rican	148	0.10%
Cuban	339	0.22%
Dominican	40	0.03%

Total Central American	316	0.21%
Costa Rican	10	0.01%
Guatemalan	222	0.15%
Honduran	3	0.00%
Nicaraguan	2	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	79	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	90	0.06%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	3	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	18	0.01%
Ecuadorian	37	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	28	0.02%
Venezuelan	4	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	109	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	229	0.15%
Indian	160	0.11%
Filipino	141	0.09%
Japanese	84	0.06%
Vietnamese	61	0.04%
Korean	59	0.04%
Cambodian	13	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	139,149	96.8%
Spanish	3,264	2.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	261	0.2%
Other Indo-European	228	0.2%
Vietnamese	218	0.2%
Chinese	214	0.1%
German, other Germanic	114	0.1%
Tagalog	65	0.0%
Arabic	60	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	26,537	17.5%
English	16,849	11.1%
Irish	13,131	8.7%
German	9,953	6.6%
Scottish	3,618	2.4%
Italian	2,592	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	2,211	1.5%
European	1,920	1.3%
French	1,153	0.8%
Dutch	998	0.7%
British	898	0.6%
Welsh	869	0.6%
Polish	838	0.6%
Norwegian	382	0.3%
African	258	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	149,392	98.5%
Not a citizen	2,207	1.5%

Native	148,395	97.9%
Foreign-born	3,204	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,360	3.2%	9,440	9.0%	37,467	35.5%	31,090	29.5%	14,950	14.2%	9,092	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,360	3.2%
9-12 Years	9,440	9.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	37,467	35.5%
Some College	31,090	29.5%
Bach. Degree	14,950	14.2%
Grad Degree	9,092	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

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	72,414
Median Value	$164,736

Occupied	61,503	84.9%
Vacant	10,911	15.1%

Owned	42,335	68.8%
Rented	19,168	31.2%
Median Rent	$787

Single-Family Units	53,784	74.3%
Detached	52,983	73.2%
Attached	801	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,344	10.1%
Mobile Homes	6,153	8.5%

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area

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