Florence is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 42,437 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Florence is the 11th largest community in Alabama.Unlike some cities, Florence isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Florence are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Florence is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Florence who work in sales jobs (15.00%), office and administrative support (9.98%), and management occupations (9.71%).In addition, Florence is a college town. There are a lot of students in Florence attending college, and as a result Florence provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. One of the benefits of Florence is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.05 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Florence is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.The overall education level of Florence citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.10% of adults in Florence have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Florence in 2022 was $29,129, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,516 for a family of four. However, Florence contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Florence is a very 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, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Florence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
