The overall crime rate in Florence is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
One downside of living in Florence is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Florence, the average commute to work is 33.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Despite being a small city, Florence has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get 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: 25.49% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Florence in 2018 was $32,524, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,096 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Florence include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, German, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Florence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
