place

Florence, MS

Demographic and economic profile of Florence, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

4,647

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$86,308

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.0% since 2018

Florence added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,152 (88.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone493 (10.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races30 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone21 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)
  • Asian Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish15

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

32.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

230

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$31,169

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care493
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate405
  3. 3.Retail Trade353
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities264
  5. 5.Other Services183

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations811
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations769
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations315
  4. 4.Service Occupations307
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations172

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 2.53×)405
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.88×)264
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.62×)183
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.35×)353
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.88×)493

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$207,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,037/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999333 (28.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999223 (19.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999136 (11.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999117 (10.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99996 (8.2%)
  • $50,000 to $59,99963 (5.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

77.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,946

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.2 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,666 (70.2%)
  • Public Transit291 (12.3%)
  • Carpooled268 (11.3%)
  • Worked at Home147 (6.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.