Florence County, South Carolina

Florence County has a population of 137,117 and has grown 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $177,900, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $58,305.

Home price
$177,900
Income
$58,305
Population
137,117
Unemployment
5.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$177,900county
Median gross rent$954county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198040.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,313county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,117county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$953county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,434county
Home insurance / yr$2,974(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$58,305county
Family health premium / yr$24,280(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,512(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.542(statewide)
Poverty rate18.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.1%county
Unemployment rate5.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.6%county
Share of workers employed by government15.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.1%county
Economic output per resident$72,793county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.42%county
Top state income tax5.21%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.92%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.49%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service6.0 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport24728county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station6.4 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.6%county
Traffic deaths39.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher24.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.0%county
Public schools in the county37county
Public school enrollment21641county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Elementary schools21county
Middle schools6county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians99county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.3%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population137,117county
Land area in square miles800county
People per square mile of land171.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores31county
Convenience stores37county
Share living far from a food store14.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract4.2%county
Population change since 2020+1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age39.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.1%county
Share of households that are one person32.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.0%county
Second languages4.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents186county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in3,050county
Households that moved away2,981county
Average income of arriving households$52,400county
Average income of departing households$50,595county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year697county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings20.7%county
Violent crime rate437(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature64.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.59 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F64 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing53 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days237 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 20county
Average first fall frostNov 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$171county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use1,251 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity83.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas10.7%county
Homes heated by propane4.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband83.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk82.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk49.1county
Landslide risk39.2county
Hail risk91.0county
Earthquake risk92.8county
Tornado risk94.6county
Tropical cyclone risk96.0county
Extreme heat risk92.0county
Winter weather risk78.1county
Strong wind risk73.9county
Wildfire risk86.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Florence County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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