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. 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 $86,406.00.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 service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Florence who work in office and administrative support (22.06%), healthcare (10.55%), and sales jobs (10.09%). In Florence, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.07 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: 25.46% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Florence in 2022 was $31,169, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,676 for a family of four. However, Florence contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Florence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
