Savage vs Shakopee

A side-by-side comparison of Savage and Shakopee: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shakopee has the higher population (45,002 vs 32,706 in Savage). Savage has the higher median household income ($122,646 vs $110,989 in Shakopee). Savage has the higher median home value ($395,600 vs $361,400 in Shakopee).

Population, income & housing

	Savage	Shakopee
Population	32,706	45,002
Median age	37.4 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$122,646	$110,989
Median home value	$395,600	$361,400
Median gross rent	$1,608	$1,495
Housing units	12,073	16,491
Homeownership rate	84.3%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.5%	39.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Savage	Shakopee
Population	31,254 → 32,706 (+4.6%)	40,731 → 45,002 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$119,291 → $122,646 (+2.8%)	$87,719 → $110,989 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$307,500 → $395,600 (+28.7%)	$265,500 → $361,400 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,286 → $1,608 (+25.0%)	$1,211 → $1,495 (+23.5%)

Savage

Population

31,25432,706

Median household income

$119,291$122,646

Median home value

$307,500$395,600

Median gross rent

$1,286$1,608

Shakopee

Population

40,73145,002

Median household income

$87,719$110,989

Median home value

$265,500$361,400

Median gross rent

$1,211$1,495

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Savage	Shakopee
Under 5	6.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.3%	20.6%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	13.3%	13.5%
35 to 44	14.6%	16.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	15.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	8.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	6.3%
75 and over	4.0%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Savage	Shakopee
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	63.6%
Black or African American	9.7%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.7%
Asian	6.9%	10.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.0%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Savage	Shakopee
No high school diploma	3.4%	6.9%
High school graduate	16.6%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	36.7%	28.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Savage	Shakopee
Drove alone	71.2%	72.5%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.8%
Public transit	1.2%	0.3%
Walked	0.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	19.7%	16.9%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Savage	Shakopee
1-unit, detached	69.7%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	19.7%	20.9%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	6.4%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Savage	Shakopee
Poverty rate	4.8%	5.1%
Average household size	2.75	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1996	1998