Florence is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 4,704 people and four associated neighborhoods, Florence is the 72nd largest community in Mississippi. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Florence, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Florence, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Florence’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Florence does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $88,750.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Florence is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Florence is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Florence who work in office and administrative support (24.84%), sales jobs (11.76%), and healthcare (11.51%). The overall crime rate in Florence is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One downside of living in Florence is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Florence, the average commute to work is 33.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Even though Florence is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.In terms of college education, Florence is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.49% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Florence in 2022 was $32,524, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,096 for a family of four. However, Florence contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Florence is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Florence home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Florence residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Florence include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, German, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Florence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
