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Florence County, SC

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

AI Overview

Florence County, SC has a population of 138,049 and functions as a regional hub in the Pee Dee area, with a labor force participation rate of 58.2% and a median worker earnings figure of $37,512, keeping labor costs relatively contained. Educational attainment is modest — 23.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 87.7% have a high school diploma — and unemployment sits at 4.7%. The county has seen a slight population decline of 1.2% over five years, poverty stands at 18.3%, and housing remains affordable with a median home value of $165,500 and median gross rent of $908 per month.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

138,049

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$58,305

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone68,104 (49.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone59,096 (43.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,719 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,369 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,352 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone2,230 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,067
  2. 2.Other Indo-European613
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)284
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic260
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)221

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

7,525

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$54,938

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,803

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance16,770
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)7,844
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)6,554
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,503
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,918

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations22,242
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations13,498
  3. 3.Service Occupations10,268
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,453
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,244

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.44×)8,538
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.36×)1,868
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)16,222
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.09×)5,690
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.03×)6,701

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$165,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$908/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9994,711 (13.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9994,225 (12.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,222 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,877 (8.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,460 (7.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,336 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,512

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone47,119 (79.4%)
  • Worked At Home5,405 (9.1%)
  • Carpooled5,404 (9.1%)
  • Other680 (1.1%)
  • Walked421 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit186 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.