Carver vs Norwood Young America

A side-by-side comparison of Carver and Norwood Young America: population, income, housing, and more.

Carver and Norwood Young America 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 3,866 in Norwood Young America). Carver has the higher median household income ($144,408 vs $67,857 in Norwood Young America). Carver has the higher median home value ($427,600 vs $289,400 in Norwood Young America).

Population, income & housing

	Carver	Norwood Young America
Population	5,935	3,866
Median age	39.4 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$144,408	$67,857
Median home value	$427,600	$289,400
Median gross rent	$1,347	$1,032
Housing units	2,057	1,444
Homeownership rate	90.9%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.7%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carver	Norwood Young America
Population	4,771 → 5,935 (+24.4%)	3,725 → 3,866 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$114,906 → $144,408 (+25.7%)	$69,136 → $67,857 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$337,500 → $427,600 (+26.7%)	$187,800 → $289,400 (+54.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,429 → $1,347 (-44.5%)	$922 → $1,032 (+11.9%)

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

Norwood Young America

Population

3,7253,866

Median household income

$69,136$67,857

Median home value

$187,800$289,400

Median gross rent

$922$1,032

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carver	Norwood Young America
Under 5	4.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	26.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	8.0%
25 to 34	7.4%	11.4%
35 to 44	20.2%	15.2%
45 to 54	16.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	10.6%
65 to 74	6.7%	6.3%
75 and over	2.8%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carver	Norwood Young America
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carver	Norwood Young America
No high school diploma	2.1%	2.9%
High school graduate	13.3%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carver	Norwood Young America
Drove alone	74.5%	79.8%
Carpooled	3.6%	8.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	9.5%
Other means	0.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carver	Norwood Young America
1-unit, detached	85.5%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	13.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	4.4%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Carver	Norwood Young America
Poverty rate	1.5%	9.6%
Average household size	2.95	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	2004	1985