Editing Florence, South Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1914
|1890= 3395
|1900= 4647
|1910= 7057
|1920= 10968
|1930= 14774
|1940= 16054
|1950= 22513
|1960= 24722
|1970= 25997
|1980= 29842
|1990= 29813
|2000= 30248
|2010= 37056
|2020= 39899
|estyear=2023
|estimate=40609
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br/>2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/florencecitysouthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Florence city, South Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Florence Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4525810&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-07|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|17,943
|44.97%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|18,622
|46.67%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|65
|0.16%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|923
|2.31%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|12
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|1,229
|3.08%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,105
|2.77%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 39,899 people, 15,624 households, and 9,671 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2"/> there were 30,248 people, 11,925 households, and 7,882 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,709.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 13,090 housing units at an average density of {{convert|739.7|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 50.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 46.0% Black or African- American, 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.71% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 11,925 households, out of which 30.2% had children living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,388, and the median income for a family was $42,250. Males had a median income of $35,633 versus $23,589 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,336. Of the population 19.3% and 15.3% of families, and 28.2% of those under and 15.9% of those 65 and older, were living below the poverty line.

Florence is the central city of a [[Florence, South Carolina metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] with a total population of 205,566 (2010 US census), including the entire populations of Florence and Darlington counties. However, in the more detailed 2000 Census data, only about 54% of this metro was urbanized, consisting of the urban areas Florence (2000 pop.: 67,314), Hartsville (14,907), Darlington (12,066), and [[Lake City, South Carolina|Lake City]] (8,728). The remainder of the Florence metro is considered rural.

===Religion===
Like other midsize cities in the southern United States, Florence's population is largely dominated by Protestantism, the largest group being the [[Southern Baptists]], followed by the [[Methodists]]. The rest of the population are distributed among other Protestant denominations as well as the [[Roman Catholic]] and [[Greek Orthodox Church]]es. The Greek Orthodox Church holds a large [[Greek Festival]] annually in September. There is one [[Reform Judaism]] synagogue in Florence, [[Beth Israel Congregation (Florence, South Carolina)|Beth Israel Congregation]]. There is also a small [[Hindu temple]].