Carver vs Cologne

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

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

Carver has the higher population (5,935 vs 2,146 in Cologne). Carver has the higher median household income ($144,408 vs $117,344 in Cologne). Carver has the higher median home value ($427,600 vs $356,600 in Cologne).

Population, income & housing

	Carver	Cologne
Population	5,935	2,146
Median age	39.4 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$144,408	$117,344
Median home value	$427,600	$356,600
Median gross rent	$1,347	—
Housing units	2,057	841
Homeownership rate	90.9%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.7%	43.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carver	Cologne
Population	4,771 → 5,935 (+24.4%)	1,981 → 2,146 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$114,906 → $144,408 (+25.7%)	$90,042 → $117,344 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$337,500 → $427,600 (+26.7%)	$242,000 → $356,600 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,429 → $1,347 (-44.5%)	$681 → $467 (-31.4%)

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

Cologne

Population

1,9812,146

Median household income

$90,042$117,344

Median home value

$242,000$356,600

Median gross rent

$681$467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carver	Cologne
Under 5	4.2%	7.0%
5 to 17	26.1%	21.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	7.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	20.2%	16.2%
45 to 54	16.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	16.3%
65 to 74	6.7%	4.7%
75 and over	2.8%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carver	Cologne
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	83.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	5.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carver	Cologne
No high school diploma	2.1%	0.7%
High school graduate	13.3%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carver	Cologne
Drove alone	74.5%	63.9%
Carpooled	3.6%	5.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	0.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	20.5%	29.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carver	Cologne
1-unit, detached	85.5%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Carver	Cologne
Poverty rate	1.5%	6.1%
Average household size	2.95	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	2004	2004