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.
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 11.79 minutes getting to work every day.
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 adults in Florence who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.25% of the adults in Florence have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Florence in 2022 was $20,690, which is low income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,760 for a family of four. Florence also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.28% 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, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Florence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
