Florence, MS Population

Overview

4,531

Total Population

37.0

Median age

51.47%

Female population %

94.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

62.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Florence's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Florence is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Florence's population under 18 was 27.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Florence's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Florence, 26.55% were under the age of 15, 14.81% aged 15 to 29, 46.79% aged 30 to 64, 10.81% aged 65 to 84, and 1.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 133 more females than males in Florence:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.47% females and 48.53% males in Florence, MS.
The Florence, MS gender ratio is 94.3:100 i.e. 94.3 men to 100 women (0.943).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 465.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 314.

Florence's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Florence population: 95.76% are White, 4.22% are Black or African American and 0.02% are multiracial.
Florence's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,521 (99.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Florence is White with a population of 4,339 (95.76% of the total population).

Florence's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 4,704 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Florence's population increased by 1,471 (55.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Florence's population increased by 452 (10.94%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Florence's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,659.