Housing density: 794 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $176,474.
Median contract rent in 2022: $575 (lower quartile is $428, upper quartile is $689)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,196
Median gross rent in Florence, AL in 2022: $816
Housing units in Florence with a mortgage: 5,463 (332 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 287 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 231
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $71,368
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $54,772
4,245 married couples with children.
2,386 single-parent households (255 men, 2,131 women).
92.6% of residents of Florence speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 51% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 1,674 (4.0%)
(25.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.0% Number of people working at home: 1,260 (6.9% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 701
5 to 9 minutes: 3,070
10 to 14 minutes: 3,898
15 to 19 minutes: 4,190
20 to 24 minutes: 2,405
25 to 29 minutes: 798
30 to 34 minutes: 603
35 to 39 minutes: 144
40 to 44 minutes: 222
45 to 59 minutes: 180
60 to 89 minutes: 708
90 or more minutes: 217
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 26,098 (84.5%)
Carpooled: 2,480 (8.0%)
Bus: 7 (0.0%)
Taxi: 220 (0.7%)
Bicycle: 24 (0.1%)
Walked: 374 (1.2%)
Worked at home: 1,260 (4.1%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
2.3%Males
2.8%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
10.1%Males
9.4%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
2.1%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
1.6%Males
13.6%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
1.1%Males
15.3%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
2.6%Males
1.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Florence, Alabama
9262010 or later
5122000 to 2009
1541990 to 1999
891980 to 1989
421970 to 1979
52Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
English: 3,636 (16.7%)
American: 2,946 (13.5%)
Irish: 1,626 (7.5%)
German: 1,245 (5.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 394 (1.8%)
Scottish: 357 (1.6%)
Italian: 264 (1.2%)
European: 254 (1.2%)
Welsh: 151 (0.7%)
French: 118 (0.5%)
African: 115 (0.5%)
British: 68 (0.3%)
Polish: 62 (0.3%)
Scandinavian: 53 (0.2%)
Yugoslavian: 48 (0.2%)
Dutch: 41 (0.2%)
Czech: 33 (0.2%)
Norwegian: 33 (0.2%)
Russian: 27 (0.1%)
Czechoslovakian: 25 (0.1%)
Northern European: 25 (0.1%)
Finnish: 24 (0.1%)
Portuguese: 23 (0.1%)
French Canadian: 20 (0.09%)
Haitian: 18 (0.08%)
Lebanese: 15 (0.07%)
Jamaican: 14 (0.06%)
Belgian: 12 (0.06%)
Moroccan: 11 (0.05%)
Hungarian: 10 (0.05%)
Swedish: 10 (0.05%)
Danish: 9 (0.04%)
Croatian: 8 (0.04%)
Swiss: 7 (0.03%)
Ukrainian: 5 (0.02%)
Eastern European: 3 (0.01%)
Nigerian: 3 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Florence:
17.1% (286)
Alabama:
26.4% (46,832)
Guatemala
Florence:
16.7% (279)
Alabama:
8.6% (15,159)
Vietnam
Florence:
10.1% (168)
Alabama:
3.6% (6,414)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Florence:
9.5% (159)
Alabama:
4.6% (8,075)
Canada
Florence:
8.1% (135)
Alabama:
2.3% (4,000)
Costa Rica
Florence:
6.3% (105)
Alabama:
0.2% (342)
Honduras
Florence:
4.4% (73)
Alabama:
1.9% (3,447)
Congo
Florence:
3.8% (63)
Alabama:
0.1% (265)
Saudi Arabia
Florence:
3.4% (57)
Alabama:
0.1% (228)
India
Florence:
3.3% (55)
Alabama:
5.5% (9,672)
Philippines
Florence:
3.2% (53)
Alabama:
2.9% (5,154)
Africa, n.e.c.
Florence:
1.9% (31)
Alabama:
0.3% (502)
Korea
Florence:
1.7% (28)
Alabama:
5.2% (9,293)
Japan
Florence:
1.6% (26)
Alabama:
1.3% (2,391)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 25,741
Other state: 14,149
Northeast: 1,105
Midwest: 2,665
South: 8,186
West: 2,322
77.4% of Florence residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28.1% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 62.9% lived in Alabama.
Florence:
77.4%
State average:
87.6%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 225
Nursery to 4th grade: 50
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 128
9th grade: 185
10th grade: 195
11th grade: 379
12th grade, no diploma: 221
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,517
Less than 1 year of college: 556
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,836
Associate degree: 505
Bachelor's degree: 2,051
Master's degree: 462
Professional school degree: 201
Doctorate degree: 269
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 109
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 53
7th and 8th grade: 218
9th grade: 164
10th grade: 359
11th grade: 288
12th grade, no diploma: 137
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,823
Less than 1 year of college: 1,182
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,082
Associate degree: 1,029
Bachelor's degree: 2,527
Master's degree: 1,421
Professional school degree: 285
Doctorate degree: 76
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 12,537
One, attached: 223
Two: 869
3 or 4: 1,324
5 to 9: 1,741
10 to 19: 1,389
20 to 49: 656
50 or more: 730
Mobile homes: 319
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,574
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 5.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 5.5%