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Florence, KY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Florence, Kentucky (Florence, KY — Census place “Florence city”) is 32,334 residents, ranking #8 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $68,508, the median home is worth $196,200 and median gross rent runs $1,199 a month. Looking for the Florence Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Florence, KY: 41042.
- Population
- 32,334Florence city residents
- Median household income
- $68,508Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $196,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,199Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.3%Owner-occupied households
Florence ZIP codes (Kentucky)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Florence.
The Florence KY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Florence city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Florence city median would spend about 21% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.7% of residents and 59.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Florence city, KY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Florence city is a small city in Kentucky, with 32,334 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #8 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 40.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Florence city earn a median of $68,508 a year, 12.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 24% above the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 9.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Florence city is valued at $196,200, 35.3% below the national figure and 25% above the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,199 a month, 14.7% below the national figure, or roughly $14,388 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Kentucky.
- Elizabethtown city 31,870
- Richmond city 35,498
- Nicholasville city 31,625
- Georgetown city 38,206
- Hopkinsville city 31,011
- Covington city 40,902
- Independence city 29,024
- Owensboro city 60,112
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Florence city?
- Florence city has 32,334 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #8 of 554 in Kentucky.
- What is the median household income in Florence city?
- Median household income in Florence city is $68,508 a year, 12.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Florence city?
- Median gross rent is $1,199 a month and the median home value is $196,200, so rent absorbs about 21% of median household income.
- Is Florence city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Florence city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Florence city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.