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 9,470 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.

Florence is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

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.

Being a small city, Florence does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Florence citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.72% of adults in Florence have at least a bachelor's 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.