Demographics of Florence city, Kentucky

Florence city, Kentucky had 34,018 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,930 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Florence city, in four figures

34,018
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 32,803 ±37.; +6.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,930 people.; 38.9 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,003 ±$3,723
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Florence city, Kentucky's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Florence city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Florence city, Kentucky's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Florence city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	32,088	100.0	100.0
2021	32,297	100.7	100.2
2022	32,700	101.9	100.7
2023	33,144	103.3	101.6
2024	33,617	104.8	102.5
2025	34,018	106.0	103.1

Population of Florence city, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	32,088	—
2021	32,297	+209
2022	32,700	+403
2023	33,144	+444
2024	33,617	+473
2025	34,018	+401

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.9 ±2.1: for men 37.1 ±2.9 and for women 41.0 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Florence city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	1,923 ±388	5.9% ±1.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,852 ±610	14.8% ±1.9	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,883 ±483	8.8% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,983 ±790	27.4% ±2.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,722 ±701	23.5% ±2.1	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,440 ±626	19.6% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,003 ±$3,723, and income per person $40,622 ±$3,406, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Florence city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	2,122 ±431	15.2% ±3.0	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,433 ±422	17.5% ±2.9	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,939 ±476	21.1% ±3.3	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,099 ±370	15.1% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,399 ±455	17.2% ±3.2	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	976 ±255	7.0% ±1.8	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	958 ±324	6.9% ±2.3	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Florence city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	3,081 ±599	9.5% ±1.9	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	686 ±267	10.2% ±3.8	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,375 ±339	7.8% ±1.9	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,020 ±274	12.8% ±3.2	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Florence city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Florence city	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	14,499 ±529	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.0% ±1.9	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.0% ±1.7	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.5% ±3.2	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.5% ±4.0	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$210,700 ±$12,476	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,329 ±$50	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±3	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Florence city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,025 ±612	9.2% ±1.9	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,266 ±762	77.0% ±2.3	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,182 ±615	6.7% ±1.9	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,128 ±338	3.4% ±1.0	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 232	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,079 ±359	3.3% ±1.1	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Florence city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	15,537 ±1,016	47.4% ±3.1	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,505 ±1,045	41.2% ±3.2	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	331 to 1,025	1.0% to 3.1%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,083 ±621	9.4% ±1.9	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	935 ±384	2.9% ±1.2	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,148 ±464	6.5% ±1.4	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Florence city among the places of Kentucky

7th of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Places of Kentucky near Florence city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bowling Green city	75,388 ±62
Owensboro city	60,302 ±30
Covington city	41,110 ±91
Georgetown city	39,117 ±30
Richmond city	37,111 ±32
Florence city	32,803 ±37
Elizabethtown city	32,576 ±35
Nicholasville city	32,197 ±64
Hopkinsville city	30,906 ±62
Independence city	29,392 ±88
Jeffersontown city	29,199 ±97

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Florence city, Kentucky

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Kentucky by foreign-born share
No. 4 Places in Kentucky by median age
No. 4 Places in Kentucky by median rent
No. 5 Places in Kentucky by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 12 Places in Kentucky by per capita income
No. 16 Places in Kentucky by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026