It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Florence has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Florence has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Florence than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Florence may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Florence doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Florence citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.80% of adults in Florence have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Florence in 2022 was $29,632, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,528 for a family of four. However, Florence contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Florence is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Florence also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.34% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Florence include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Florence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
