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South Carolina·Florence County
17 tracts·42K people·$211K median·1,726/mi²
Black 50 · White 40 · Hispanic 5 · Asian 3 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0
Married couple 39 · Living alone 34 · Other 27
Health 40 · Professional 20 · Retail 15 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 5 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 22 · Service 19 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 10 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 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 $211,400 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Florence has 40,408 residents across 10 census tracts and 17 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.8; the population is 49.8% Black, 40.5% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% Asian, 1.5% Multiracial and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 30.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.9% (Census ACS).
Royall Elementary (82%), Briggs Elementary (65%) and Carver Elementary (65%) lead the elementary schools; John W. Moore Middle (48%) and Williams Middle (30%) lead the middle schools; West Florence High (61%), South Florence High (59%) and Wilson High (53%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $992/month, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Florence is $56,143 a year, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Florence, median rent is $992/month and the median home value is $211,400 (Census ACS).
Florence reported 11.6 violent crimes and 44.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Florence are tornado (84), wildfire (80) and hail (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Florence, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).