Chanhassen vs Waconia

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

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

Chanhassen has the higher population (26,001 vs 13,223 in Waconia). Chanhassen has the higher median household income ($138,034 vs $104,929 in Waconia). Chanhassen has the higher median home value ($530,700 vs $407,600 in Waconia).

Population, income & housing

	Chanhassen	Waconia
Population	26,001	13,223
Median age	40.9 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$138,034	$104,929
Median home value	$530,700	$407,600
Median gross rent	$1,749	$1,299
Housing units	10,092	5,162
Homeownership rate	84.4%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.4%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chanhassen	Waconia
Population	25,657 → 26,001 (+1.3%)	12,131 → 13,223 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$124,125 → $138,034 (+11.2%)	$99,602 → $104,929 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$381,300 → $530,700 (+39.2%)	$303,700 → $407,600 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,378 → $1,749 (+26.9%)	$962 → $1,299 (+35.0%)

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

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)

	Chanhassen	Waconia
Under 5	5.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.8%	20.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	8.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	15.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.2%
75 and over	5.6%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chanhassen	Waconia
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	91.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	6.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chanhassen	Waconia
No high school diploma	1.9%	2.1%
High school graduate	10.3%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	41.0%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	23.4%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chanhassen	Waconia
Drove alone	65.5%	73.8%
Carpooled	4.9%	3.1%
Public transit	1.5%	0.8%
Walked	0.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	26.9%	20.9%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chanhassen	Waconia
1-unit, detached	68.4%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	19.3%	13.3%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	4.1%
20 or more units	8.4%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Chanhassen	Waconia
Poverty rate	2.8%	4.2%
Average household size	2.70	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1993	2000