Education is the new gold. The number of educated people nearby largely determines the quality of a city. Education enables a city's economic growth, so the higher the proportion of educated people, the greater its potential.

Men and women can have the same or a different proportion of people with higher education. The closer these values are to each other, the better.

Male

Among men in Florence AL, 12.0% have no education, 11.9% are high school graduates. 28.4% have a master's degree, and 7.1% of Florence AL residents have a doctorate. The Alabama average is 1.9%, 32.3%, 6.3% respectively.

Female

Among Florence AL women, 14.0% have a high school education. A master's degree is held by 27.8%, and a doctoral degree is earned by 8.5%.

	Florence AL	Alabama	USA
Total:	26,230	3,360,058	224,898,568
Male:	12,173	1,586,206	108,711,092
No schooling completed	135	18,732	1,591,189
Nursery to 4th grade	17	7,551	706,919
5th and 6th grade	35	11,561	1,496,973
7th and 8th grade	191	33,371	1,606,588
9th grade	229	31,948	1,617,970
10th grade	257	43,666	1,826,937
11th grade	418	43,288	2,076,284
12th grade, no diploma	167	33,798	2,164,070
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,462	512,181	30,551,814
Some college, less than 1 year	711	98,810	6,549,331
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,371	220,727	15,029,194
Associate's degree	598	124,955	8,391,409
Bachelor's degree	2,250	255,317	21,645,659
Master's degree	863	100,386	8,861,244
Professional school degree	240	28,842	2,724,406
Doctorate degree	229	21,073	1,871,105
Female:	14,057	1,773,852	116,187,476
No schooling completed	115	20,932	1,713,339
Nursery to 4th grade	65	4,037	726,045
5th and 6th grade	75	10,683	1,472,903
7th and 8th grade	403	23,453	1,560,729
9th grade	408	26,694	1,508,589
10th grade	479	45,637	1,682,900
11th grade	210	44,649	1,930,657
12th grade, no diploma	311	33,073	1,936,449
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,913	527,060	29,930,539
Some college, less than 1 year	908	114,947	7,356,877
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,320	265,989	15,978,684
Associate's degree	1,054	176,959	10,990,528
Bachelor's degree	2,306	292,658	24,084,820
Master's degree	1,193	146,386	11,694,266
Professional school degree	135	23,337	2,167,406
Doctorate degree	162	17,358	1,452,745

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Weather in Florence AL

Do you love the sun as much as we do? Then you'll definitely benefit from the Florence AL weather information below.

	Avg. Temp. (°F)	Precipitation (in)	Humidity (%)	Rainy days (d)	Avg. Sun hours
Jan	41	4.8	68%	8	6.0
Feb	44.7	4.9	65%	8	6.0
Mar	52.5	5.2	68%	8	7.0
Apr	61.6	4.9	68%	8	9.0
May	70	4.9	67%	8	10.0
Jun	77.5	4.1	67%	9	11.0
Jul	80	4.2	70%	10	10.0
Aug	80.1	3.3	67%	8	10.0
Sep	74.5	3.5	64%	5	9.0
Oct	63.4	3.6	65%	5	8.0
Nov	52	3.9	69%	6	7.0
Dec	43.9	5.6	72%	8	6.0

Races in Florence AL

The greatness of America is in the diversity of the people who live here and who build it every day.

In all, 40,309 people of all races live in Florence AL. Of these, 19.7% identify as Black , 0.9% as Asian, 4.0% Hispanic and Latino, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.3% American Indians or Alaska Natives, and 73.4% as white. 0.1% of people in Florence AL identify themselves as other races, and 1.4% identify themselves as two or more races. A comparison of Florence AL racial distribution with the Alabama and U.S. averages is shown in the graph below.

	Florence AL	Alabama	USA
Total:	40,309	4,903,185	328,239,523
Not Hispanic or Latino:	38,698	4,683,889	267,757,777
White alone	29,592	3,192,955	196,789,401
Black or African American alone	7,953	1,312,821	40,596,040
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	124	19,364	2,236,348
Asian alone	366	65,215	18,427,914
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	62	1,520	565,473
Some other race alone	44	9,623	839,270
Two or more races:	557	82,391	8,303,331
Two races including Some other race	-	2,245	312,842
Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races	557	80,146	7,990,489
Hispanic or Latino:	1,611	219,296	60,481,746
White alone	1,266	133,420	39,686,000
Black or African American alone	160	6,730	1,393,631
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	-	3,901	610,988
Asian alone	-	914	209,070
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	-	372	63,210
Some other race alone	105	64,828	15,513,283
Two or more races:	80	9,131	3,005,564
Two races including Some other race	80	4,013	1,353,333
Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races	-	5,118	1,652,231

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Florence AL Crime Rates 2001-2010

	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Aggravated assault	Burglary
2010	1	12	18	58	176
2009	3	-	50	63	415
2008	3	16	65	71	485
2007	-	8	47	62	403
2006	-	-	-	-	-
2005	5	23	63	132	410
2004	1	7	39	121	478
2003	-	-	42	109	304
2002	1	16	33	123	327
2001	2	-	36	103	376

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Residential fires in Florence AL 2001-2004

	2001	2002	2003	2004
Residential Fires	-	7	36	39
Non Residential Fires	-	0	0	0
Vehicle Fires	-	2	37	39
Outdoor Fires	-	1	26	40
Other Fire	-	3	20	31

Causes of residential building fires in Florence AL

	2001	2002	2003	2004
Intentional	-	0	2	1
Playing with heat source	-	0	0	0
Cooking	-	0	0	1
Heating	-	0	0	0
Smoking	-	1	5	4
Electrical malfunction	-	0	0	0
Open flame	-	0	0	1
Natural	-	6	29	32
Exposure	-	0	0	0

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