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 $111,198.00.St. Francis is a blue-collar town, with 36.50% 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, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Francis who work in office and administrative support (11.75%), sales jobs (9.63%), and management occupations (8.87%). A relatively large number of people in St. Francis telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.79% 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.47 minutes every day commuting to work. St. Francis is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, St. Francis is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.45% of adults 25 and older in St. Francis have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in St. Francis in 2022 was $40,900, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,600 for a family of four. However, St. Francis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. St. Francis is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in St. Francis include German, Irish, Norwegian, European, and English. The most common language spoken in St. Francis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
