St. Francis is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 8,523 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Francis is the 117th largest community in Minnesota. Much of the housing stock in St. Francis was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local St. Francis economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in St. Francis, where the median household income is $101,875.00.St. Francis is a blue-collar town, with 37.36% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 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 (11.24%), sales jobs (10.61%), and management occupations (7.76%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.67% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 33.64 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. 15.14% 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 $38,035, 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 $152,140 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, English, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in St. Francis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
