Carver vs Mayer

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

Carver and Mayer 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 2,501 in Mayer). Carver has the higher median household income ($144,408 vs $120,551 in Mayer). Carver has the higher median home value ($427,600 vs $330,400 in Mayer).

Population, income & housing

	Carver	Mayer
Population	5,935	2,501
Median age	39.4 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$144,408	$120,551
Median home value	$427,600	$330,400
Median gross rent	$1,347	$1,205
Housing units	2,057	857
Homeownership rate	90.9%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.7%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carver	Mayer
Population	4,771 → 5,935 (+24.4%)	1,955 → 2,501 (+27.9%)
Median household income	$114,906 → $144,408 (+25.7%)	$98,405 → $120,551 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$337,500 → $427,600 (+26.7%)	$232,400 → $330,400 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,429 → $1,347 (-44.5%)	$986 → $1,205 (+22.2%)

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

Mayer

Population

1,9552,501

Median household income

$98,405$120,551

Median home value

$232,400$330,400

Median gross rent

$986$1,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carver	Mayer
Under 5	4.2%	8.1%
5 to 17	26.1%	21.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	7.4%	17.1%
35 to 44	20.2%	21.8%
45 to 54	16.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	10.3%	7.4%
65 to 74	6.7%	3.9%
75 and over	2.8%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carver	Mayer
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	5.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carver	Mayer
No high school diploma	2.1%	3.2%
High school graduate	13.3%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carver	Mayer
Drove alone	74.5%	78.3%
Carpooled	3.6%	5.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.1%
Walked	0.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	14.6%
Other means	0.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carver	Mayer
1-unit, detached	85.5%	97.5%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Carver	Mayer
Poverty rate	1.5%	5.2%
Average household size	2.95	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	2004	2006