It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Florence has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Florence has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Florence than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Florence may be for you.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 10.56 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small town, Florence does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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: 25.16% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Florence in 2022 was $21,924, which is low income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,696 for a family of four. Florence also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.63% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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 German, Irish, Polish, Austrian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Florence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
