2020 census As of the
2020 census, Florala had a population of 1,923, and there were 352 families residing in the town. The median age was 46.1 years. 20.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 80.1 males age 18 and over. There were 810 households in Florala, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 33.2% were married-couple households, 21.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 39.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,980 people, 839 households, and 514 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,107 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 80.1%
White, 15.8%
Black or
African American, 0.8%
Native American, 0.4%
Asian, 0.7% from
other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. 2.8% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 839 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.90. In the city, the population was 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,833, and the median income for a family was $36,435. Males had a median income of $24,000 versus $20,100 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,344. About 15.7% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 28.5% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,964 people, 898 households, and 527 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,103 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 80.75%
White, 15.68%
Black or
African American, 0.87%
Native American, 0.61%
Asian, 0.66% from
other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. 2.65% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 898 households, out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city, the population was 21.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $17,377, and the median income for a family was $21,176. Males had a median income of $27,569 versus $15,625 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $11,495. About 29.3% of families and 32.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 38.8% of those under age 18 and 26.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Etymology==