Overall, Florence’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
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 36.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Florence doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Florence overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Florence, 21.56% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Florence in 2022 was $31,997, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,988 for a family of four. However, Florence contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Florence is an extremely 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. Florence also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 43.54% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Florence include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch.
Florence also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.66%.
The most common language spoken in Florence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
