About Florissant

Florissant is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 3,410 people and just one neighborhood, Florissant is the 98th largest community in Colorado. Much of the housing stock in Florissant was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Florissant is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Florissant is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Florissant who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.10%), sales jobs (11.01%), and food service (8.29%).

Also of interest is that Florissant 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 homes - 7.76% 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.

Florissant is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

One downside of living in Florissant is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Florissant, the average commute to work is 36.67 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Florissant is a very car-oriented town. 97.18% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Florissant is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Florissant has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Florissant 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.

Florissant Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Florissant citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 28.41% of adults in Florissant have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Florissant in 2000 was $23,105, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,420 for a family of four.

The people who call Florissant home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Florissant is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Florissant include German, English, Irish, Italian, Scandinavian, Scottish, French, Austrian, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Florissant is English. Some people also speak Spanish.