Nowthen vs St. Francis

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

Nowthen 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 4,539 in Nowthen). Nowthen has the higher median household income ($134,491 vs $101,875 in St. Francis). Nowthen has the higher median home value ($440,200 vs $297,800 in St. Francis).

Population, income & housing

	Nowthen	St. Francis
Population	4,539	8,279
Median age	40.5 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$134,491	$101,875
Median home value	$440,200	$297,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,183
Housing units	1,487	2,893
Homeownership rate	97.5%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nowthen	St. Francis
Population	4,682 → 4,539 (-3.1%)	7,652 → 8,279 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$107,688 → $134,491 (+24.9%)	$85,219 → $101,875 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$329,600 → $440,200 (+33.6%)	$214,500 → $297,800 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,607 → $1,474 (-8.3%)	$1,084 → $1,183 (+9.1%)

Nowthen

Population

4,6824,539

Median household income

$107,688$134,491

Median home value

$329,600$440,200

Median gross rent

$1,607$1,474

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)

	Nowthen	St. Francis
Under 5	4.2%	7.1%
5 to 17	23.8%	21.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.2%
25 to 34	6.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	17.3%	16.6%
45 to 54	9.8%	13.8%
55 to 64	18.2%	10.4%
65 to 74	9.6%	4.6%
75 and over	3.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nowthen	St. Francis
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.3%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nowthen	St. Francis
No high school diploma	5.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	25.1%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nowthen	St. Francis
Drove alone	66.2%	78.6%
Carpooled	3.3%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	12.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	9.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nowthen	St. Francis
1-unit, detached	96.8%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	12.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Nowthen	St. Francis
Poverty rate	3.6%	7.2%
Average household size	3.12	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1995	1999