Carver vs Chanhassen

A side-by-side comparison of Carver and Chanhassen: population, income, housing, and more.

Carver and Chanhassen are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chanhassen has the higher population (26,001 vs 5,935 in Carver). Carver has the higher median household income ($144,408 vs $138,034 in Chanhassen). Chanhassen has the higher median home value ($530,700 vs $427,600 in Carver).

Population, income & housing

	Carver	Chanhassen
Population	5,935	26,001
Median age	39.4 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$144,408	$138,034
Median home value	$427,600	$530,700
Median gross rent	$1,347	$1,749
Housing units	2,057	10,092
Homeownership rate	90.9%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.7%	64.4%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carver	Chanhassen
Population	4,771 → 5,935 (+24.4%)	25,657 → 26,001 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$114,906 → $144,408 (+25.7%)	$124,125 → $138,034 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$337,500 → $427,600 (+26.7%)	$381,300 → $530,700 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,429 → $1,347 (-44.5%)	$1,378 → $1,749 (+26.9%)

Carver

Population

4,7715,935

Median household income

$114,906$144,408

Median home value

$337,500$427,600

Median gross rent

$2,429$1,347

Chanhassen

Population

25,65726,001

Median household income

$124,125$138,034

Median home value

$381,300$530,700

Median gross rent

$1,378$1,749

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carver	Chanhassen
Under 5	4.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	26.1%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	7.4%	8.9%
35 to 44	20.2%	13.8%
45 to 54	16.1%	14.3%
55 to 64	10.3%	15.3%
65 to 74	6.7%	9.1%
75 and over	2.8%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carver	Chanhassen
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	5.2%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.4%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carver	Chanhassen
No high school diploma	2.1%	1.9%
High school graduate	13.3%	10.3%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	41.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	23.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carver	Chanhassen
Drove alone	74.5%	65.5%
Carpooled	3.6%	4.9%
Public transit	0.5%	1.5%
Walked	0.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	20.5%	26.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carver	Chanhassen
1-unit, detached	85.5%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	19.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	4.4%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Carver	Chanhassen
Poverty rate	1.5%	2.8%
Average household size	2.95	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	32	22
Median year structure built	2004	1993