Chanhassen vs Chaska

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

Chanhassen 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 26,001 in Chanhassen). Chanhassen has the higher median household income ($138,034 vs $110,000 in Chaska). Chanhassen has the higher median home value ($530,700 vs $379,400 in Chaska).

Population, income & housing

	Chanhassen	Chaska
Population	26,001	28,146
Median age	40.9 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$138,034	$110,000
Median home value	$530,700	$379,400
Median gross rent	$1,749	$1,436
Housing units	10,092	10,736
Homeownership rate	84.4%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.4%	46.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chanhassen	Chaska
Population	25,657 → 26,001 (+1.3%)	26,371 → 28,146 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$124,125 → $138,034 (+11.2%)	$85,143 → $110,000 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$381,300 → $530,700 (+39.2%)	$266,200 → $379,400 (+42.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,378 → $1,749 (+26.9%)	$1,178 → $1,436 (+21.9%)

Chanhassen

Population

25,65726,001

Median household income

$124,125$138,034

Median home value

$381,300$530,700

Median gross rent

$1,378$1,749

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)

	Chanhassen	Chaska
Under 5	5.6%	7.0%
5 to 17	19.8%	19.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	8.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	13.8%	15.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	14.0%
55 to 64	15.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.3%
75 and over	5.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chanhassen	Chaska
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	80.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	6.5%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chanhassen	Chaska
No high school diploma	1.9%	7.7%
High school graduate	10.3%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	41.0%	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	23.4%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chanhassen	Chaska
Drove alone	65.5%	69.9%
Carpooled	4.9%	7.5%
Public transit	1.5%	0.9%
Walked	0.7%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	26.9%	19.5%
Other means	0.1%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chanhassen	Chaska
1-unit, detached	68.4%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	19.3%	15.5%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	4.1%
20 or more units	8.4%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Chanhassen	Chaska
Poverty rate	2.8%	4.9%
Average household size	2.70	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1993	1995