Florence is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 9,504 people and four associated neighborhoods, Florence is the 62nd largest community in Oregon.

Of important note, Florence is also a city of artists. Florence has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Florence’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.35% 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.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Florence has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Florence a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One of the nice things about Florence is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.90 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small city, Florence doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Florence are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.72% of adults in Florence having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Florence in 2022 was $34,628, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,512 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 German, English, Irish, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Florence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.