Cities / Alabama / Florence

Florence, AL

40,781 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Huntsville)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 57.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BHM

101 mi — Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

Population & People

Population

40,781

Median age

35.1

Median household income

$52,174

Poverty rate

17.9%

Unemployment rate

6.2%

Bachelor's degree+

34.5%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

5.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$196,300

Median gross rent

$820/mo

Homeownership rate

52.07%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$936

HUD Fair Market Rent (Alabama statewide average across 67 areas — not specific to Florence), 2026. Efficiency $716, 1BR $772, 2BR $936, 3BR $1206, 4BR $1381. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Alabama commercial electricity

14.52¢/kWh

Alabama industrial electricity

7.73¢/kWh

Alabama residential electricity

16.1¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

341154.2

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

260648

All-Transactions House Price Index for Alabama

548.12

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Source: FRED, Alabama-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

101 mi away

BNA

Nashville International Airport

107 mi away

MEM

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

131 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Alabama energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Alabama economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).