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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Florence, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Florence, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Florence’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Florence does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $86,406.00.

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.

The overall education level of Florence is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 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.