Florence, SC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Florence, SC: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 88,459. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet FLORENCE-SC · Florence, SC 3 ZIPs · 88,459 pop · #17964/25278 · Florence County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $59,775
- RANK-LOWER #17964/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Olanta
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 63% owners
- POP-SMALL 88,459
- SPREAD-WIDE 29506→29501
- HOME-LOW $180,000
Nearest income peer: Olanta, SC ( $3,196 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Florence
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Florence on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Pamplico · lowest
Pamplico · lowest
$34,931 median HH income
- Timmonsville · near
Timmonsville · near
$50,517 median HH income
- Effingham · near
Effingham · near
$52,067 median HH income
- Olanta · near
Olanta · near
$56,579 median HH income
- Florence · this city
Florence · this city
$59,775 median HH income
- Scranton · highest
Scranton · highest
$65,000 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Florence, SC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 29th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 88,459
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $59,775
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,775 and poverty 19.3% concentrate in 29501.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.6%) for this income tier, rent $1,003 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within South Carolina, Varnville is the closest lower-income city and Gray Court the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Florence.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Florence differ
Florence's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $40,311 in ZIP 29506 to $71,671 in ZIP 29501, while home values span $123,300 in 29506 to $236,900 in 29501. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.8×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.9×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 15.1 points
29506 to 29501
29506 to 29501
29501 to 29506
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 29501 skews compact Florence
In this 3-ZIP cluster, 29501 covers about 49% of Florence's 88,459 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Florence
Citywide ZBP: 2,575 establishments, 55,037 employees , annual payroll $2,763,534k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29501 (1,769 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (518) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Florence, SC
These ZIP codes sit in Florence County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Florence. See the Florence County roll-up →
Florence sits in the upper half of Florence County on income: Lake City, Timmonsville and Effingham report less, while Scranton reports more. Pamplico marks the far end of that range at $34,931, 42% below Florence.
Side-by-side: Compare 29501 vs 29505 →
Florence roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Florence, .