Hales Corners vs St. Francis

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

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

St. Francis has the higher population (9,318 vs 7,627 in Hales Corners). Hales Corners has the higher median household income ($88,068 vs $58,490 in St. Francis). Hales Corners has the higher median home value ($291,100 vs $207,200 in St. Francis).

Population, income & housing

	Hales Corners	St. Francis
Population	7,627	9,318
Median age	38.0 yrs	53.6 yrs
Median household income	$88,068	$58,490
Median home value	$291,100	$207,200
Median gross rent	$1,274	$893
Housing units	3,259	5,279
Homeownership rate	57.9%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hales Corners	St. Francis
Population	7,646 → 7,627 (-0.2%)	9,549 → 9,318 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$77,041 → $88,068 (+14.3%)	$44,426 → $58,490 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$226,000 → $291,100 (+28.8%)	$152,000 → $207,200 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,138 → $1,274 (+12.0%)	$751 → $893 (+18.9%)

Hales Corners

Population

7,6467,627

Median household income

$77,041$88,068

Median home value

$226,000$291,100

Median gross rent

$1,138$1,274

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)

	Hales Corners	St. Francis
Under 5	10.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	14.0%	7.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	5.0%
25 to 34	16.0%	13.7%
35 to 44	9.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.3%	10.6%
55 to 64	9.9%	24.4%
65 to 74	11.5%	12.8%
75 and over	8.9%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hales Corners	St. Francis
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	78.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	3.8%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hales Corners	St. Francis
No high school diploma	5.0%	6.1%
High school graduate	22.0%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hales Corners	St. Francis
Drove alone	82.0%	75.4%
Carpooled	4.3%	4.8%
Public transit	0.5%	1.1%
Walked	3.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	17.2%
Other means	1.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hales Corners	St. Francis
1-unit, detached	56.9%	44.8%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	16.1%	6.3%
20 or more units	12.6%	29.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Hales Corners	St. Francis
Poverty rate	3.8%	15.0%
Average household size	2.41	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1963	1959