Carver vs Chaska

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

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

Chaska has the higher population (28,146 vs 5,935 in Carver). Carver has the higher median household income ($144,408 vs $110,000 in Chaska). Carver has the higher median home value ($427,600 vs $379,400 in Chaska).

Population, income & housing

	Carver	Chaska
Population	5,935	28,146
Median age	39.4 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$144,408	$110,000
Median home value	$427,600	$379,400
Median gross rent	$1,347	$1,436
Housing units	2,057	10,736
Homeownership rate	90.9%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.7%	46.7%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carver	Chaska
Population	4,771 → 5,935 (+24.4%)	26,371 → 28,146 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$114,906 → $144,408 (+25.7%)	$85,143 → $110,000 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$337,500 → $427,600 (+26.7%)	$266,200 → $379,400 (+42.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,429 → $1,347 (-44.5%)	$1,178 → $1,436 (+21.9%)

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

Chaska

Population

26,37128,146

Median household income

$85,143$110,000

Median home value

$266,200$379,400

Median gross rent

$1,178$1,436

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carver	Chaska
Under 5	4.2%	7.0%
5 to 17	26.1%	19.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	7.4%	11.2%
35 to 44	20.2%	15.0%
45 to 54	16.1%	14.0%
55 to 64	10.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	6.7%	7.3%
75 and over	2.8%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carver	Chaska
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	80.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	5.2%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.4%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carver	Chaska
No high school diploma	2.1%	7.7%
High school graduate	13.3%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carver	Chaska
Drove alone	74.5%	69.9%
Carpooled	3.6%	7.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.9%
Walked	0.4%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	20.5%	19.5%
Other means	0.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carver	Chaska
1-unit, detached	85.5%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	15.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	4.4%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Carver	Chaska
Poverty rate	1.5%	4.9%
Average household size	2.95	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	2004	1995