The neighborhood, part of the South Los Angeles region, is home to over 46,000 residents.

There were 2,441 families headed by single parents; the rate of 28.1% was considered high for both the city and the county.

[1] The proportions of Latino and black people in the neighborhood, 69.8% and 28.1%, respectively, were reckoned as a high figure for the county.

Mexico and El Salvador were the most common places of birth for the 41.3% of the residents who were born abroad, about an average percentage for the city as a whole.

[1] Only 2.8% of Florence residents held a four-year college degree, a low percentage for both the city and the county.