Circle Pines vs St. Francis

A side-by-side comparison of Circle Pines and St. Francis: population, income, housing, and more.

Circle Pines and St. Francis are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Francis has the higher population (8,279 vs 4,980 in Circle Pines). St. Francis has the higher median household income ($101,875 vs $96,477 in Circle Pines). St. Francis has the higher median home value ($297,800 vs $277,300 in Circle Pines).

Population, income & housing

	Circle Pines	St. Francis
Population	4,980	8,279
Median age	38.4 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$96,477	$101,875
Median home value	$277,300	$297,800
Median gross rent	$1,337	$1,183
Housing units	2,027	2,893
Homeownership rate	81.6%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.1%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Circle Pines	St. Francis
Population	4,950 → 4,980 (+0.6%)	7,652 → 8,279 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$83,224 → $96,477 (+15.9%)	$85,219 → $101,875 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$197,100 → $277,300 (+40.7%)	$214,500 → $297,800 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,308 → $1,337 (+2.2%)	$1,084 → $1,183 (+9.1%)

Circle Pines

Population

4,9504,980

Median household income

$83,224$96,477

Median home value

$197,100$277,300

Median gross rent

$1,308$1,337

St. Francis

Population

7,6528,279

Median household income

$85,219$101,875

Median home value

$214,500$297,800

Median gross rent

$1,084$1,183

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Circle Pines	St. Francis
Under 5	6.3%	7.1%
5 to 17	17.0%	21.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	16.6%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	10.4%
65 to 74	11.6%	4.6%
75 and over	4.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Circle Pines	St. Francis
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	88.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.0%
Asian	5.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.5%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Circle Pines	St. Francis
No high school diploma	6.4%	6.3%
High school graduate	20.5%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Circle Pines	St. Francis
Drove alone	78.4%	78.6%
Carpooled	4.9%	10.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	9.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Circle Pines	St. Francis
1-unit, detached	67.1%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	19.7%	12.7%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	6.2%
20 or more units	9.6%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Circle Pines	St. Francis
Poverty rate	4.9%	7.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	23	32
Median year structure built	1982	1999