Florence, Alabama demographics

Florence, AL demographics: median age 35.1; 34.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Florence city, Alabama · Incorporated city · GEOID 0126896. The survey estimates a population of 41,701 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Florence is 35.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 17,745 households (±521). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.1 ±1.5	39.3 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,701
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Under 18	7,589 ±655	18.2% ±1.6 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	13,194 ±940	31.6% ±2.3 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	13,624 ±820	32.7% ±2.0 pp	37.6%	38.0%
65 and older	7,294 ±570	17.5% ±1.4 pp	17.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,701
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Male	18,948 ±488	45.4% ±1.2 pp	48.6%	49.5%
Female	22,753 ±489	54.6% ±1.2 pp	51.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,701
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
White alone	30,058 ±764	72.1% ±1.8 pp	64.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	6,671 ±562	16.0% ±1.3 pp	25.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	221 ±121 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	374 ±114	0.9% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,178 ±407	2.8% ±1.0 pp	2.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,199 ±849	7.7% ±2.0 pp	5.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,701
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	39,228 ±327	94.1% ±0.8 pp	94.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,473 ±322	5.9% ±0.8 pp	5.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 17,745
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,172 ±502	34.8% ±2.6 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	622 ±196	3.5% ±1.1 pp	4.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,720 ±390	15.3% ±2.2 pp	14.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,647 ±610	37.5% ±3.3 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,584 ±376	8.9% ±2.1 pp	4.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 17,745
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,233 ±427	23.9% ±2.3 pp	29.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	13,512 ±675	76.1% ±3.1 pp	71.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 17,745
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,647 ±610	37.5% ±3.3 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	6,395 ±684	36.0% ±3.7 pp	34.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,471 ±438	13.9% ±2.4 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,205 ±247	6.8% ±1.4 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	720 ±203	4.1% ±1.1 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	235 ±141 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	72 ±76 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,701
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Native	39,942 ±349	95.8% ±0.8 pp	96.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,759 ±345	4.2% ±0.8 pp	4.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 39,493
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
English only	36,637 ±501	92.8% ±1.1 pp	94.0%	77.7%
Spanish	2,068 ±373	5.2% ±0.9 pp	3.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	130 ±142 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	59 ±55 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	128 ±110 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	16 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	44 ±46 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	228 ±136 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	60 ±57 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	41 ±45 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	67 ±99 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	15 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 26,594
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,214 ±376	8.3% ±1.4 pp	11.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,597 ±793	32.3% ±2.9 pp	30.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,083 ±589	19.1% ±2.2 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,525 ±280	5.7% ±1.0 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,565 ±578	20.9% ±2.1 pp	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,610 ±480	13.6% ±1.8 pp	11.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 41,226
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Same house	32,238 ±1,023	78.2% ±2.5 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,982 ±654	9.7% ±1.6 pp	6.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,231 ±809	7.8% ±2.0 pp	2.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,679 ±474	4.1% ±1.1 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	96 ±61 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.4% of Florence residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally. 87.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Florence	Alabama	U.S.	Compared with Alabama
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.4% ±1.6 pp	9.2%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.9% ±1.7 pp	87.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±1.1 pp	7.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Florence . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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