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People QuickFacts |
Florence |
Alabama |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
36,721 | 4,599,030 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1.2% | 3.4% |
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Population, 2000 |
36,264 | 4,447,100 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.8% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
21.4% | 25.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
17.5% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
54.3% | 51.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
78.4% | 71.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
19.2% | 26.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.6% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.0% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
1.3% | 1.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.7% | 57.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.6% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.3% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.3% | 75.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
25.0% | 19.0% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.4 | 24.8 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
17,707 | 1,963,711 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
58.5% | 72.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$83,300 | $85,100 |
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Households, 2000 |
15,820 | 1,737,080 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.20 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$28,330 | $34,135 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,464 | $18,189 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
20.4% | 16.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Florence |
Alabama |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 43,641,369 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
785,972 | 43,784,342 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$21,914 | $9,773 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
72,796 | 4,692,297 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,558 | 309,544 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.4% | 9.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.4% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.8% | 26.4% |
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