Florence is a tiny town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 641 people and two associated neighborhoods, Florence is the 428th largest community in Wisconsin.
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Florence has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Florence has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Florence a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of Florence is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 10.56 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 small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Florence who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.16% of adults in Florence 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.