Florence Metro Area

  1. Florence Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Florence Metro Area Statistics
  3. Florence Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Florence Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Florence Metro Area Family Information
  6. Florence Metro Area Education Information
  7. Florence Metro Area Business Information
  8. Florence Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Florence Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Florence Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Florence Metro Area Counties
  12. Florence Metro Area Cities


Florence Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Florence Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 193,155
  • Land Area (2000): 3,524.939 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 24.685 square kilometers
Florence Metro Area Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 126,525 2002 128,744 2005 199,935
2000 129,299 2003 197,067 2006 201,529
2001 127,360 2004 198,701 2007 201,529

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Houses (2000): 80,778
Florence Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 207,016 53.31%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 5,952 1.53%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 175,326 45.15%

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Florence Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Florence Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 85,371 81,160 4,212 4.93% 49
1991 88,299 82,606 5,693 6.45% 64
1992 91,152 83,848 7,304 8.01% 80
1993 94,097 84,897 9,200 9.78% 98
1994 93,322 85,442 7,880 8.44% 84
1995 92,429 85,766 6,663 7.21% 72
1996 95,496 87,705 7,792 8.16% 82
1997 94,523 88,853 5,670 6.00% 60
1998 93,183 88,650 4,533 4.86% 49
1999 93,993 88,725 5,268 5.60% 56
2000 91,821 87,884 3,937 4.29% 43
2001 89,637 84,470 5,167 5.76% 58
2002 90,597 84,529 6,068 6.70% 67
2003 92,644 85,395 7,248 7.82% 78
2004 92,042 84,391 7,651 8.31% 83
2005 92,708 84,520 8,189 8.83% 89
2006 93,366 86,532 6,834 7.32% 73
2007 94,784 88,667 6,117 6.45% 65
2008 96,316 89,486 6,829 7.09% 71
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 96,078 89,368 6,710 6.98% 70
Feb 2008 95,127 89,055 6,072 6.38% 64
Mar 2008 95,389 89,579 5,810 6.09% 61
Apr 2008 95,931 89,993 5,938 6.19% 62
May 2008 96,149 89,792 6,357 6.61% 66
Jun 2008 97,424 90,460 6,964 7.15% 71
Jul 2008 96,497 88,958 7,539 7.81% 78
Aug 2008 97,775 89,482 8,293 8.48% 85
Sep 2008 96,471 88,689 7,782 8.07% 81
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Florence Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 10,078 11.77%
2. Metal Manufactuing 4,182 4.88%
3. Health Care 3,722 4.35%
4. Paper Manufacturing 3,544 4.14%
5. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 3,486 4.07%
6. Public Administration 3,124 3.65%
7. Repair and Maintenance 3,050 3.56%
8. Educational Services 2,964 3.46%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 2,958 3.45%
10. Truck Transportation 2,872 3.35%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 2,840 3.32%
12. Finance and Insurance 2,550 2.98%
13. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 2,212 2.58%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 2,162 2.53%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 2,138 2.50%
16. Utilities 1,706 1.99%
17. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,670 1.95%
18. Machinery Manufacturing 1,520 1.78%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1,410 1.65%
20. Chemical Manufacturing 1,400 1.64%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 15,038 18.08%
2. Educational Services 10,980 13.20%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 7,116 8.55%
4. Finance and Insurance 7,044 8.47%
5. Public Administration 3,752 4.51%
6. Department and Other General Stores 2,718 3.27%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 2,368 2.85%
8. Social Assistance 2,306 2.77%
9. Personal and Laundry Services 2,198 2.64%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 2,148 2.58%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 1,798 2.16%
12. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 1,794 2.16%
13. Apparel Manufacturing 1,386 1.67%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 1,374 1.65%
15. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1,266 1.52%
16. Paper Manufacturing 1,176 1.41%
17. Construction 912 1.10%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 888 1.07%
19. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 804 0.97%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 798 0.96%

Florence Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 6,296 7.35%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 5,588 6.53%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 5,366 6.27%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 3,692 4.31%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 3,624 4.23%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 3,044 3.56%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 3,014 3.52%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 2,880 3.36%
9. Other Management Occupations 2,810 3.28%
10. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 2,760 3.22%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 2,712 3.17%
12. Other Construction Trades 2,242 2.62%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,214 2.59%
14. Construction Laborers 1,392 1.63%
15. Top Executives 1,386 1.62%
16. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 1,384 1.62%
17. Engineers 1,372 1.60%
18. Assemblers and Fabricators 1,366 1.60%
19. Business Operations Specialists 1,278 1.49%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 1,260 1.47%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 5,206 6.26%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 4,664 5.61%
3. Cashiers 3,734 4.49%
4. Registered Nurses 3,612 4.34%
5. Secretaries and Admins 3,578 4.30%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 3,250 3.91%
7. Other Production Occupations 3,250 3.91%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 3,166 3.81%
9. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 2,836 3.41%
10. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 2,622 3.15%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,584 3.11%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2,488 2.99%
13. Other Management Occupations 2,258 2.71%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 2,206 2.65%
15. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 2,146 2.58%
16. Business Operations Specialists 1,936 2.33%
17. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 1,898 2.28%
18. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 1,750 2.10%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 1,732 2.08%
20. Child Care Workers 1,662 2.00%

Florence Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 159,486 53.42%
15-35 hours 28,379 9.51%
1-14 hours 7,982 2.67%
No regular hours 102,678 34.40%

Florence Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 5,173 3.16%
5 AM-5:29 AM 4,122 2.52%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 6,251 3.82%
6 AM-6:29 AM 13,627 8.34%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 19,947 12.20%
7 AM-7:29 AM 25,843 15.81%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 30,326 18.55%
8 AM-8:29 AM 17,629 10.78%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 7,508 4.59%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 7,165 4.38%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 2,510 1.54%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 1,176 0.72%
Noon-3:59 PM 10,361 6.34%
4 PM-11:59 PM 11,836 7.24%

Florence Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 5,725 3.50%
5-9 19,070 11.67%
10-14 29,794 18.23%
15-19 31,611 19.34%
20-24 24,290 14.86%
25-29 8,102 4.96%
30-34 19,198 11.74%
35-39 3,677 2.25%
40-44 3,278 2.01%
45-59 8,938 5.47%
60-89 4,824 2.95%
At least 90 4,967 3.04%

Florence Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 1,028 0.63% 117,564 71.92%
30-44 244 0.15% 25,909 15.85%
45-59 12 0.01% 8,926 5.46%
At least 60 352 0.22% 9,439 5.77%

Florence Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 578 0.35%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 22,868 13.76%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 133,597 80.38%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 144 0.09%
Color 4 Box Other 1,714 1.03%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,636 0.98%
Color 6 Box Walked 2,937 1.77%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 2,724 1.64%

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Florence Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 145,918 (376,084 people)
Families (2000): 105,284 (323,338 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 36,144
People at same address in 1995: 222,193
Florence Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 21,811 14.86%
$10,000-$14,999 10,988 7.49%
$15,000-$19,999 11,881 8.10%
$20,000-$24,999 11,296 7.70%
$25,000-$29,999 10,188 6.94%
$30,000-$34,999 9,260 6.31%
$35,000-$39,999 9,653 6.58%
$40,000-$44,999 8,445 5.76%
$45,000-$49,999 7,267 4.95%
$50,000-$59,999 12,503 8.52%
$60,000-$74,999 12,813 8.73%
$75,000-$99,999 10,599 7.22%
$100,000-$124,999 4,245 2.89%
$125,000-$149,999 1,974 1.35%
$150,000-$199,999 1,672 1.14%
$200,000 or more 2,138 1.46%

Florence Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 18,006 24.69%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 20,983 28.77%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 2,295 3.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 13,744 18.84%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 263 0.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 10,798 14.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 90 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 4,297 5.89%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 26 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 1,524 2.09%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 9 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 896 1.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 9 0.01%

Florence Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 116,372 31.02%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 33,869 9.03%
Public Assistance 5,208 1.39%
Retirement 22,781 6.07%
Self Employment 14,313 3.81%
Social Security 38,363 10.22%
Supplemental Security 10,471 2.79%
Wage / Salary 112,721 30.04%
Other 21,098 5.62%

Florence Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 40,554 55.26%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 32,840 44.74%

Florence Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 11,653 8.35%
Color 1 Box Married 83,826 60.05%
Color 2 Box Never Married 39,732 28.46%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4,392 3.15%

Florence Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 16,171 9.85%
Color 1 Box Married 85,546 52.12%
Color 2 Box Never Married 40,686 24.79%
Color 3 Box Widowed 21,743 13.25%

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Florence Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Florence Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 26,620 9.27%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 54,700 19.04%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 90,774 31.60%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 54,714 19.05%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 16,153 5.62%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 30,534 10.63%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 13,772 4.79%

Florence Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 3,596 1.86% 2,772 1.44% 6,368 3.30%
Kindergarten 5,486 2.84% 1,732 0.90% 7,218 3.74%
Grades 1-4 21,238 11.00% 3,028 1.57% 24,266 12.56%
Grades 5-8 22,382 11.59% 1,948 1.01% 24,330 12.60%
Grades 9-12 22,269 11.53% 1,562 0.81% 23,831 12.34%
Undergrad college 13,170 6.82% 2,400 1.24% 15,570 8.06%
Graduate or professional school 1,480 0.77% 420 0.22% 1,900 0.98%
Total 89,621 46.40% 13,862 7.18% 103,483 53.58%

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Florence Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Florence Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2001 347 320
2002 264 277
2003 367 374
2004 356 368

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Florence Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Florence Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 311,880 82.26%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 67,240 17.74%

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Florence Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 704
Florence Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 7.927 0.395 0.087 1.462 9.872 0.000 10.765 37.961 3.596 52.322
2000 7.123 0.371 0.070 1.555 9.118 0.000 12.924 40.418 3.318 56.659
2001 6.941 0.597 0.071 1.570 9.179 0.000 11.424 39.840 3.667 54.931
2002 6.292 0.489 0.031 1.887 8.699 0.000 11.892 40.693 4.342 56.927
2003 8.109 0.467 0.112 1.761 10.448 0.000 15.162 42.468 3.867 61.497
2004 8.762 0.423 0.086 2.048 11.319 0.000 16.240 41.021 4.041 61.303
2005 10.048 0.510 0.080 2.226 12.864 0.000 14.060 39.138 4.136 57.334
2006 9.195 0.392 0.060 1.960 11.606 0.000 12.142 40.689 4.322 57.153
2007 8.401 0.466 0.149 1.628 10.644 0.000 13.422 36.640 4.188 54.250

Florence Metro Area Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 7,869
2000 8,505
2001 8,165
2002 8,449

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Florence Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 27,254 14.11%
10-19 Years 28,667 14.84%
20-29 Years 25,660 13.28%
30-39 Years 27,582 14.28%
40-49 Years 29,510 15.28%
50-59 Years 23,395 12.11%
60-69 Years 14,751 7.64%
70-79 Years 10,581 5.48%
80-89 Years 4,831 2.50%
90+ Years 924 0.48%

Florence Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 90,980 47.10%
Color 1 Box Female 102,175 52.90%

Florence Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 111,377 57.66%
Color 1 Box African-American 77,194 39.96%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,041 1.06%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 1,048 0.54%
Color 2 Box Asian 1,012 0.52%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 388 0.20%
Color 6 Box Other Race 70 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 25 0.01%

Florence Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 51,058 32.41%
2. English 24,979 15.85%
3. Irish 19,775 12.55%
4. German 17,396 11.04%
5. Scotch Irish 10,339 6.56%
6. Scottish 5,746 3.65%
7. French Non-Basque 4,210 2.67%
8. Italian 3,978 2.52%
9. African 3,434 2.18%
10. European 2,322 1.47%

Florence Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 349,370 96.31%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 6,822 1.88%
3. French 2,022 0.56%
4. German 975 0.27%
5. Chinese 690 0.19%
6. Greek 344 0.09%
7. Gujarathi 288 0.08%
8. Urdu 266 0.07%
9. Polish 260 0.07%
10. African 238 0.07%

Florence Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 382,630 98.54%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,502 0.64%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 3,162 0.81%

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Florence Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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