Chaska vs Waconia

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

Chaska and Waconia 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 13,223 in Waconia). Chaska has the higher median household income ($110,000 vs $104,929 in Waconia). Waconia has the higher median home value ($407,600 vs $379,400 in Chaska).

Population, income & housing

	Chaska	Waconia
Population	28,146	13,223
Median age	37.6 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$110,000	$104,929
Median home value	$379,400	$407,600
Median gross rent	$1,436	$1,299
Housing units	10,736	5,162
Homeownership rate	69.6%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.7%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chaska	Waconia
Population	26,371 → 28,146 (+6.7%)	12,131 → 13,223 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$85,143 → $110,000 (+29.2%)	$99,602 → $104,929 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$266,200 → $379,400 (+42.5%)	$303,700 → $407,600 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,178 → $1,436 (+21.9%)	$962 → $1,299 (+35.0%)

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

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)

	Chaska	Waconia
Under 5	7.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.4%	20.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	13.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	7.3%	7.2%
75 and over	5.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chaska	Waconia
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	91.1%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chaska	Waconia
No high school diploma	7.7%	2.1%
High school graduate	18.6%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	31.8%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chaska	Waconia
Drove alone	69.9%	73.8%
Carpooled	7.5%	3.1%
Public transit	0.9%	0.8%
Walked	0.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	19.5%	20.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chaska	Waconia
1-unit, detached	57.4%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	15.5%	13.3%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	4.1%
20 or more units	15.1%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Chaska	Waconia
Poverty rate	4.9%	4.2%
Average household size	2.62	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1995	2000