St. Francis is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 8,387 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Francis is the 117th largest community in Minnesota. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in St. Francis, 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 St. Francis, and putting down their money on brand new construction. St. Francis’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. St. Francis does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $98,390.00.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, St. Francis is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.48% of the St. Francis workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, St. Francis is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Francis who work in office and administrative support (11.55%), sales jobs (9.98%), and business and financial occupations (6.18%). A relatively large number of people in St. Francis telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.57% 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. One downside of living in St. Francis is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In St. Francis, the average commute to work is 33.68 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. In terms of college education, the citizens of St. Francis rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.86% of adults 25 and older in St. Francis 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 St. Francis in 2022 was $36,568, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,272 for a family of four. However, St. Francis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call St. Francis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Francis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Francis include German, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in St. Francis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
