Carver County, Minnesota

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 108,622
Median household income: $123,144
Median home value: $426,900

Home to 108,622 residents, Carver County is one of Minnesota's counties. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $123,144 runs above the Minnesota figure of $87,556.

From 2019 to 2023, Carver County's population grew 6.5% from 101,949 to 108,622, while its median household income rose 21.3% from $101,496 to $123,144.

4.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.68 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 108,622
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $123,144
Median home value: $426,900
Median gross rent: $1,444
Housing units: 41,395
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

101,949108,622

Median household income

$101,496$123,144

Median home value

$313,200$426,900

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,444

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	101,949	$101,496	$313,200	$1,146
2020	103,561	$104,011	$333,400	$1,170
2021	105,694	$107,890	$353,300	$1,242
2022	107,216	$116,308	$400,500	$1,384
2023	108,622	$123,144	$426,900	$1,444

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,557	6.0%
5 to 17	21,353	19.7%
18 to 24	8,534	7.9%
25 to 34	11,413	10.5%
35 to 44	16,114	14.8%
45 to 54	14,958	13.8%
55 to 64	14,703	13.5%
65 to 74	9,232	8.5%
75 and over	5,758	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	93,566	86.1%
Black or African American	1,636	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	151	0.1%
Asian	3,612	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	387	0.4%
Two or more races	3,866	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,393	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate17.7%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree34.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,662	3.7%
High school graduate	12,752	17.7%
Some college or associate's	20,330	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	24,514	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11,920	16.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone69.4%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home22.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	40,979	69.4%
Carpooled	3,153	5.3%
Public transit	498	0.8%
Walked	651	1.1%
Bicycle	121	0.2%
Worked from home	13,067	22.1%
Other means	591	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,000	23.9%
15 to 29 min	17,687	38.5%
30 to 44 min	11,642	25.3%
45 to 59 min	3,464	7.5%
60+ min	2,200	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 4.2% (4,534 of 107,417)

	Count	Share
Family households	29,635	73.7%
Nonfamily households	10,596	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	40,231	97.2%
Vacant	1,164	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	32,874	81.7%
Renter-occupied	7,357	18.3%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached12.7%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29,920	72.3%
1-unit, attached	5,254	12.7%
2 to 4 units	752	1.8%
5 to 19 units	1,195	2.9%
20 or more units	3,293	8.0%
Mobile home & other	981	2.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 27019
State: Minnesota
Land area: 354 sq mi
Water area: 22 sq mi
Center point: 44.8213, -93.8001