St. Francis is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 8,442 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 real estate is some of the most expensive in Minnesota, although St. Francis house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.67% 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.

In St. Francis, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of St. Francis are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.14% of adults in St. Francis have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

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.