Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Florence County

State:

South Carolina

FIPS Code:

45041

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

283,798

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

45

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

89,636

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

110,163

22.9%

11.8%

11.1%

1990:

114,344

3.8%

-3.4%

7.2%

2000:

125,761

10.0%

4.9%

5.1%

2005:

131,097

4.2%

1.5%

2.7%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

73,216

58.2%

0-to-19:

36,427

29.0%

Black:

49,224

39.1%

20-to-39:

35,136

27.9%

Hispanic:

1,383

1.1%

40-to-59:

34,212

27.2%

American Indian:

263

0.2%

60-plus:

19,986

15.9%

Other:

1,675

1.3%

Median Age:

35.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

157.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.7%

Median Family Income:

$41,274

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.5%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home