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Alabama·Lauderdale County
15 tracts·36K people·$196K median·1,359/mi²
White 71 · Black 16 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 37 · Married couple 35 · Other 28
Health 32 · Retail 20 · Professional 14 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 14 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Sales · office 24 · Production · transport 17 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 10 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Florence is $196,300 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Florence has 41,701 residents across 11 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.1; the population is 70.8% White, 15.7% Black, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% Multiracial, 0.9% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 34.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.9% (Census ACS).
Kilby Laboratory School (82%), Forest Hills School (69%) and Weeden Elementary School (53%) lead the elementary schools; Florence Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (40%); Florence High School is the high school with reported scores (37%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $820/month, 48% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Florence is $52,174 a year, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Florence, median rent is $820/month and the median home value is $196,300 (Census ACS).
Florence reported 5.0 violent crimes and 23.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 69 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 57 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Florence are cold wave (87), strong wind (85) and earthquake (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Florence scores 7.8 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.6% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).