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.
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.
