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08518

Florence, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
6,508
Median household income
$97,045
People below poverty
5.5%
Median home value
$331,800

Income

The median income of households in 08518 was $97,045. An estimated 5.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 08518 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.3
$10,000 to $14,999 0.4
$15,000 to $24,999 0.8
$25,000 to $34,999 2.7
$35,000 to $49,999 5.7
$50,000 to $74,999 20.5
$75,000 to $99,999 15
$100,000 to $149,999 30.5
$150,000 to $199,999 5.8
$200,000 or more 13.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 08518 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56883
Female 49699

An estimated 83.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,629. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 08518 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.7
Social Security 35.6
Retirement income 27.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.1
Cash public assistance income 3.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 5.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 3.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 08518 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 5.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 3.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.6

In 2020-2024, 10 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 68.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 65.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 63.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 08518 in 2020-2024, 90.6% had health insurance coverage and 9.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.9% and public coverage was 33.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 11.6%.


In 2020-2024, 08518 had a total population of 6,508 - 3,424 (52.6%) females and 3,084 (47.4%) males. The median age was 39.5 years. An estimated 26.5% of the population was under 18 years, 28.7% was 19 to 44 years, 24.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 08518 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 178 118
5 to 9 149 302
10 to 14 430 224
15 to 19 273 192
20 to 24 200 151
25 to 29 171 179
30 to 34 129 206
35 to 39 180 247
40 to 44 187 216
45 to 49 60 152
50 to 54 264 190
55 to 59 155 376
60 to 64 174 204
65 to 69 302 271
70 to 74 120 175
75 to 79 82 56
80 to 84 28 38
85 and over 2 127

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 59.5% were White; 14.6% were Black or African American; 2.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 13.9% were Asian; 4.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.3% of the people in 08518 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 53% of the people in 08518 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,172 households in 08518. The average household size was 2.99 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.4% of the households in 08518 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.7% of all households, while 16% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.5% of all households.

In 08518, 40.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 08518 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.4
Cohabiting Couples 5.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 45% of males and 40.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.2 30.3
Now married, except separated 45 40.6
Separated 0 4.2
Widowed 0.9 11.7
Divorced 10.9 13.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 08518, 500 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 13.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 83.9% of the people living in 08518 were U.S. natives. 63.9% of the 08518 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 16.1% of 08518 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 59.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 58.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 08518 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 08518.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 08518 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 22.4
Asia 67.3
Europe 7.1
Africa 3.2
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 08518 in 2020-2024, 21.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.2% of people at least five years old; 9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 08518 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.2
Other Indo-European languages 13.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.1
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 08518 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 08518 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.7
Different house, same county 2.4
Different county, same state 10.7
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 88 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 29.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 08518 was 1,799 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 30 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,409. College or graduate school enrollment was 360.

Educational Attainment of People in 08518 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12
High school diploma or equivalency 29.2
Some college, no degree 25.3
Associate's degree 3.9
Bachelor's degree 19.9
Graduate or professional degree 9.8

Disability

In 08518, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.7% of people under 18 years old, to 9.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 08518, 69.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 25.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,797 81.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 575 16.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 57 1.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 08518 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 08518 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 7.7
Manufacturing 7.6
Wholesale trade 5.5
Retail trade 22.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.6
Information 2.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.3
Other Services, except public administration 1.3
Public administration 4.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 08518 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,234 35.9
Service occupations 380 11
Sales and office occupations 691 20.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 286 8.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 848 24.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.5% of 08518 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 08518 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 1.4
Other means 2.6
Worked from home 10.4

In 2020-2024, 08518 had a total of 2,250 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 23.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 08518 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 23.4
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.7

11.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 23.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 08518 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 62.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 08518 had 2,172 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 78 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.4% while renters occupied 28.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.97.

3.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.9% and another 20% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 08518:

House Heating Fuel Used in 08518 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 78.3
Electricity 18
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.2
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 08518 was $331,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 73.2 % had a mortgage. 26.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,293 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,025.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 08518 was $1,359. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.