Moving to Florence, Kansas
Population: 671. Estimated population in July 2024: 650 (-3.1% change)
Males: 308 (45.9%), Females: 363 (54.1%)
Marion County
Zip code: 66851
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.5 years
Median household income: $26,538
Median house value: $30,800
Population by Race
Races in Florence:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
- Hispanic (3.3%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (21.8%), United States (15.2%), English (10.9%), Irish (10.9%), Dutch (5.1%), Polish (2.1%).
Elevation: 1280 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Florence
- High school or higher: 83.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Florence city
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 14.3%
2.1% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+5.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Florence:
- ST LUKE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MARION, KS)
- HILLSBORO COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; HILLSBORO, KS)
- SUSAN B ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; EL DORADO, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Florence:
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 49 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 54 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: ICT)
- SALINA MUNI (about 63 miles; SALINA, KS; Abbreviation: SLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Florence:
- MARION MUNI (about 8 miles; MARION, KS; Abbreviation: 43K)
- ALFRED SCHROEDER FIELD (about 20 miles; HILLSBORO, KS; Abbreviation: M66)
- NEWTON-CITY-COUNTY (about 27 miles; NEWTON, KS; Abbreviation: EWK)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Florence:
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
Libraries
Library in Florence:
- FLORENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $12,261; Location: 324 MAIN ST; 8,193 books; 64 video materials; 21 serial subscriptions)