Brown Deer vs St. Francis

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

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

Brown Deer has the higher population (12,615 vs 9,318 in St. Francis). Brown Deer has the higher median household income ($91,567 vs $58,490 in St. Francis). Brown Deer has the higher median home value ($221,100 vs $207,200 in St. Francis).

Population, income & housing

	Brown Deer	St. Francis
Population	12,615	9,318
Median age	40.1 yrs	53.6 yrs
Median household income	$91,567	$58,490
Median home value	$221,100	$207,200
Median gross rent	$1,132	$893
Housing units	6,187	5,279
Homeownership rate	64.8%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brown Deer	St. Francis
Population	11,965 → 12,615 (+5.4%)	9,549 → 9,318 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$63,884 → $91,567 (+43.3%)	$44,426 → $58,490 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$167,100 → $221,100 (+32.3%)	$152,000 → $207,200 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$973 → $1,132 (+16.3%)	$751 → $893 (+18.9%)

Brown Deer

Population

11,96512,615

Median household income

$63,884$91,567

Median home value

$167,100$221,100

Median gross rent

$973$1,132

St. Francis

Population

9,5499,318

Median household income

$44,426$58,490

Median home value

$152,000$207,200

Median gross rent

$751$893

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brown Deer	St. Francis
Under 5	6.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	14.0%	7.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.0%
25 to 34	16.2%	13.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	10.6%
55 to 64	13.5%	24.4%
65 to 74	12.9%	12.8%
75 and over	5.7%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brown Deer	St. Francis
White (non-Hispanic)	48.7%	78.5%
Black or African American	32.6%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	6.5%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brown Deer	St. Francis
No high school diploma	5.1%	6.1%
High school graduate	24.7%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brown Deer	St. Francis
Drove alone	72.1%	75.4%
Carpooled	7.5%	4.8%
Public transit	0.6%	1.1%
Walked	0.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.9%	17.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brown Deer	St. Francis
1-unit, detached	57.4%	44.8%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	6.3%
20 or more units	23.5%	29.5%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Brown Deer	St. Francis
Poverty rate	8.4%	15.0%
Average household size	2.19	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1970	1959