Florence is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 4,753 people and four associated neighborhoods, Florence is the 72nd largest community in Mississippi. Much of the housing stock in Florence was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Florence economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Florence, where 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%). In Florence, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.85 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In Florence, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Florence is a relatively small city. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other 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.
