Carver vs Waconia

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

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

Waconia has the higher population (13,223 vs 5,935 in Carver). Carver has the higher median household income ($144,408 vs $104,929 in Waconia). Carver has the higher median home value ($427,600 vs $407,600 in Waconia).

Population, income & housing

	Carver	Waconia
Population	5,935	13,223
Median age	39.4 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$144,408	$104,929
Median home value	$427,600	$407,600
Median gross rent	$1,347	$1,299
Housing units	2,057	5,162
Homeownership rate	90.9%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.7%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carver	Waconia
Population	4,771 → 5,935 (+24.4%)	12,131 → 13,223 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$114,906 → $144,408 (+25.7%)	$99,602 → $104,929 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$337,500 → $427,600 (+26.7%)	$303,700 → $407,600 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,429 → $1,347 (-44.5%)	$962 → $1,299 (+35.0%)

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

Waconia

Population

12,13113,223

Median household income

$99,602$104,929

Median home value

$303,700$407,600

Median gross rent

$962$1,299

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carver	Waconia
Under 5	4.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	26.1%	20.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	7.4%	13.1%
35 to 44	20.2%	15.5%
45 to 54	16.1%	13.1%
55 to 64	10.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	6.7%	7.2%
75 and over	2.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carver	Waconia
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carver	Waconia
No high school diploma	2.1%	2.1%
High school graduate	13.3%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carver	Waconia
Drove alone	74.5%	73.8%
Carpooled	3.6%	3.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.8%
Walked	0.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	20.5%	20.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carver	Waconia
1-unit, detached	85.5%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	13.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	4.4%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Carver	Waconia
Poverty rate	1.5%	4.2%
Average household size	2.95	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	2004	2000