St. Germain is a very small town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 2,155 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Germain is the 304th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some towns, St. Germain isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in St. Germain are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Germain is a town of service providers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Germain who work in sales jobs (13.05%), management occupations (12.49%), and maintenance occupations (12.21%). Another notable thing is that St. Germain is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, St. Germain’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) St. Germain has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. St. Germain has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in St. Germain than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, St. Germain may be for you. Being a small town, St. Germain does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of St. Germain overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in St. Germain, 22.31% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in St. Germain in 2022 was $45,206, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $180,824 for a family of four. However, St. Germain contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call St. Germain home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Germain residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in St. Germain include German, Polish, Irish, Norwegian, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in St. Germain is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
