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Population in 2010: 4,426.
Males: 2,102  (47.5%)
Females: 2,324  (52.5%)
Median resident age:

41.3 years
New Jersey median age:

41.5 years

Zip codes: 08518.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $81,768
Florence:

$81,768
NJ:

$96,346

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $42,651

Florence CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $271,300
Florence:

$271,300
NJ:

$428,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $301,398; detached houses: $333,075; townhouses or other attached units: $186,015; in 2-unit structures: $226,244; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $276,796; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $162,522; mobile homes: $66,350
March 2022 cost of living index in Florence: 100.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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  • Races in Florence, NJ (2010)
    • 3,17671.8%White alone
    • 72016.3%Black alone
    • 2325.2%Hispanic
    • 1493.4%Two or more races
    • 1262.8%Asian alone
    • 150.3%Other race alone
    • 60.1%American Indian alone
    • 20.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
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Current Local Time: EST time zone

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Levittown, PA (3.3 miles , pop. 53,966).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (19.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Florence-Roebling, NJ (0.8 miles ),
Roebling, NJ (1.0 miles ),
Tullytown borough, PA (1.4 miles ),
Stonybrook, PA (1.6 miles ),
Bristol borough, PA (1.6 miles ),
Levittown, PA (1.8 miles ),
Burlington, NJ (2.0 miles ),
Fieldsboro borough, NJ (2.1 miles )

Latitude: 40.12 N, Longitude: 74.81 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 609

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.9%
New Jersey:

4.5%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 125. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

125
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.378. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.378
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 13.1. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

13.1
U.S.:

5.1
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.547. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.547
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 31.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

31.0
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 18.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

18.9
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 8.31. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.31
U.S.:

8.11
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2021 was 0.00578. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00578
U.S.:

0.00931

Tornado activity:

Florence-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 16% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/18/1990, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.0 miles away from the Florence place center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/22/1955, a category F3 tornado 35.5 miles away from the place center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Florence-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 227.3 miles away from Florence center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 66.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 266.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/2017 at 21:47:31, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.0 miles away from Florence center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 309.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Camden County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 9

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Snowstorms: 4, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Water Shortages: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Florence:

  • LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL COORDINATED HOME CARE PROGRAM (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; BRISTOL, PA)
  • LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 4 miles away; BRISTOL, PA)
  • SILVER LAKE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; BRISTOL, PA)
  • MASONIC HOME AND CHARITY FOUNDATION (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; BURLINGTON, NJ)
  • MASONIC HOME OF NEW JERSEY (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; BURLINGTON, NJ)
  • SOUTHEASTERN HEALTH SERVICES OF PA (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; BRISTOL, PA)
  • DIALYSIS CENTER OF BUCKS COUNTY (Dialysis Facility, about 5 miles away; BRISTOL, PA)

Amtrak stations near Florence:

  • 8 miles: TRENTON (72 S. CLINTON AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: PRINCETON JUNCTION (WALLACE RD.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Florence:

  • Thomas Edison State College (about 8 miles; Trenton, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,972)
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania (about 9 miles; Trevose, PA; FT enrollment: 2,027)
  • The College of New Jersey (about 11 miles; Ewing, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,573)
  • Holy Family University (about 11 miles; Philadelphia, PA; FT enrollment: 2,305)
  • Rider University (about 12 miles; Lawrenceville, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,960)
  • Bucks County Community College (about 12 miles; Newtown, PA; FT enrollment: 6,898)
  • Mercer County Community College (about 13 miles; West Windsor, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,728)

Public high school in Florence:

Public elementary/middle school in Florence:

  • FLORENCE RIVERFRONT SCHOOL (Location: 500 FRONT STREET, Grades: 4-8)
See full list of schools located in Florence

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Hotel: Northview Motel (2134 US Highway 130 North).

Court: Florence Township - Municipal Court (Broad Municipal Comp).

Camden County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Florence and their reported violations in the past:

FLORENCE TWP W DEPT (Population served: 8,500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2014 and JUN-2014, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2014 and JUN-2014, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2014 and JUN-2014, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
Average household size:
This place:

2.4 people
New Jersey:

2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

62.8%
Whole state:

69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.5%
Whole state:

5.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Banks with branches in Florence (2011 data):

  • Roma Bank: Florence Branch at 4 Broad Street, branch established on 1988/06/30. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $1,735.5 mil, Deposits: $1,469.2 mil, headquarters in Robbinsville, NJ, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 25 total offices
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Florence, NJ (based on Camden County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic180,34355
Mainline Protestant37,518115
Other27,14139
Evangelical Protestant21,048130
Black Protestant6,92532
Orthodox2,5001
None238,182-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 155
Camden County:

3.00 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

2.90 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 96
Camden County:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

1.76 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 53
Here:

1.02 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

0.81 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 269
This county:

5.20 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

7.15 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.0%
New Jersey:

8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Camden County:

25.8%
New Jersey:

23.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Camden County:

8.6%
State:

18.0%

6.38% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($66,181 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.38%
New Jersey average:

6.70%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($181 average AGI)
Camden County:

0.03%
New Jersey average:

0.01%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Burlington County, NJ  1.20% ($68,725 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  1.05% ($80,150)
from Gloucester County, NJ  1.04% ($51,295)


6.36% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($78,386 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.36%
New Jersey average:

7.02%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($146 average AGI)
Camden County:

0.02%
New Jersey average:

0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Gloucester County, NJ  1.33% ($62,730 average AGI)
to Burlington County, NJ  1.21% ($72,212)
to Philadelphia County, PA  0.51% ($64,780)

Businesses in Florence, NJ

  • FedEx: 1
  • U-Haul: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Florence:

  • WIFI (1460 AM; 5 kW; FLORENCE, NJ; Owner: REAL LIFE BROADCASTING)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBUD (1260 AM; 5 kW; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WHWH (1350 AM; 10 kW; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WTTM (1680 AM; 10 kW; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Florence:

  • WKXW-FM (101.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WNJT-FM (88.1 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BRD/CST AUTHORITY)
  • WPST (97.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WPRB (103.3 FM; PRINCETON, NJ; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WTHK (94.5 FM; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WJJZ (106.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • W220AG (91.9 FM; LAWRENCEVILLE, ETC., NJ; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOC.)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Florence:

  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WNJN (Channel 50; MONTCLAIR, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CNG AUTHORITY)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)
  • W25AW (Channel 25; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: WZBN TV, INC.)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WWSI (Channel 62; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: HISPANIC BROADCASTERS OF PHILADELPHIA, L.L.C.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Florence)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers in Florence, NJ)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Florence)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 37. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 70 took place in 2017, and the least - 4 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
    Fire incident types in Florence, NJ When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (52.7%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (25.1%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Florence, NJ
    • 33252.7%Structure Fires
    • 15825.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 11818.7%Outside Fires
    • 223.5%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Florence, NJ


Florence compared to New Jersey state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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