Florence is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,196 people and two associated neighborhoods, Florence is the 797th largest community in Texas. Florence real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Florence house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.When you are in Florence, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.10% of Florence’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Florence is a city of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Florence who work in office and administrative support (18.33%), management occupations (9.78%), and food service (4.48%). Also of interest is that Florence has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Florence telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.00% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. In Florence, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.14 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Florence does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Florence rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.65% of adults 25 and older in Florence have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Florence in 2022 was $31,902, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,608 for a family of four. However, Florence contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Florence is an extremely 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. Florence also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Florence include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Florence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
