Florence, MS

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2824980, place: Florence town, Mississippi)

Total Population: 2,396
Male: 1,115 (46.54%)
Female: 1,281 (53.46%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 196 (8.18%)
5 to 9 years: 178 (7.43%)
10 to 14 years: 204 (8.51%)
15 to 19 years: 191 (7.97%)
20 to 24 years: 149 (6.22%)
25 to 34 years: 393 (16.4%)
35 to 44 years: 403 (16.82%)
45 to 54 years: 287 (11.98%)
55 to 59 years: 94 (3.92%)
60 to 64 years: 70 (2.92%)
65 to 74 years: 126 (5.26%)
75 to 84 years: 82 (3.42%)
85 years and over: 23 (0.96%)

Median age: 31.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,709 (71.33%)
21 years and over: 1,600 (66.78%)
62 years and over: 267 (11.14%)
65 years and over: 231 (9.64%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,709 (71.33%)
--Male: 776 (32.39%)
--Female: 933 (38.94%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 231 (9.64%)
--Male: 84 (3.51%)
--Female: 147 (6.14%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 2,383 (99.46%)
--White: 2,108 (87.98%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 27 (1.13%)
--Black or African American: 247 (10.31%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 1 (0.04%)
--Asian: 7 (0.29%)
----Asian Indian: 4 (0.17%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 1 (0.04%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.04%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 1 (0.04%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 3 (0.13%)
Two or more Races: 13 (0.54%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 27 (1.13%)
--Mexican: 10 (0.42%)
--Puerto Rican: 1 (0.04%)
--Cuban: 1 (0.04%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 15 (0.63%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 2,369 (98.87%)
--White Alone: 2,108 (87.98%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 2,377 (99.21%)
--Householder: 931 (38.86%)
--Spouse: 538 (22.45%)
--Child: 784 (32.72%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 637 (26.59%)
--Other relatives: 70 (2.92%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 37 (1.54%)
--Nonrelatives: 54 (2.25%)
----Unmarried partner: 28 (1.17%)
Living in group quarters: 19 (0.79%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 19 (0.79%)
Total households: 931
Family households (families): 701 (75.3%)
----With own children under 18 years: 382 (41.03%)
--Married-couple families: 538 (57.79%)
----With own children under 18 years: 273 (29.32%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 136 (14.61%)
----With own children under 18 years: 91 (9.77%)
Nonfamily households: 230 (24.7%)
--Householder living alone: 203 (21.8%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 81 (8.7%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 412 (44.25%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 180 (19.33%)
Average household size: 2.55 people
Average family size: 2.99 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 1,054
Occupied housing units: 931 (88.33%)
Vacant housing units: 123 (11.67%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 2 (0.19%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 5.9%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 15.2%
Occupied housing units: 931 (88.33%)
Owner occupied housing units: 624 (59.2%)
Renter occupied housing units: 307 (29.13%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.71 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.22 people

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