Florence is a medium-sized town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 24,291 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Florence is the 33rd largest community in Arizona. Florence has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Florence, where the median household income is $76,259.00.Unlike some towns, 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 town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Florence who work in management occupations (12.71%), office and administrative support (12.44%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (11.36%). Also of interest is that Florence has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 22.32% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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 with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.64% of adults in Florence have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Florence in 2022 was $26,086, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,344 for a family of four. However, Florence contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Florence is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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. Florence also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.09% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Florence include German, Irish, English, European, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Florence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
