Chaska

Population: 28,146
Median household income: $110,000
Median home value: $379,400

Located in Carver County, Minnesota, Chaska is a community with a population of 28,146. At $110,000, its median household income sits below Carver County's $123,144.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chaska's population grew 6.7% from 26,371 to 28,146, while its median home value rose 42.5% from $266,200 to $379,400.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,146
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $110,000
Median home value: $379,400
Median gross rent: $1,436
Housing units: 10,736
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,371	$85,143	$266,200	$1,178
2020	26,753	$90,161	$290,300	$1,160
2021	27,461	$95,633	$310,800	$1,236
2022	27,764	$99,988	$359,700	$1,392
2023	28,146	$110,000	$379,400	$1,436

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,967	7.0%
5 to 17	5,461	19.4%
18 to 24	2,346	8.3%
25 to 34	3,155	11.2%
35 to 44	4,229	15.0%
45 to 54	3,951	14.0%
55 to 64	3,428	12.2%
65 to 74	2,058	7.3%
75 and over	1,551	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,778	80.9%
Black or African American	543	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	68	0.2%
Asian	1,057	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	72	0.3%
Two or more races	1,062	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,566	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate18.6%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree31.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,410	7.7%
High school graduate	3,422	18.6%
Some college or associate's	4,965	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	5,841	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,734	14.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home19.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,029	69.9%
Carpooled	1,182	7.5%
Public transit	145	0.9%
Walked	45	0.3%
Bicycle	49	0.3%
Worked from home	3,069	19.5%
Other means	258	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,958	23.3%
15 to 29 min	5,944	46.8%
30 to 44 min	2,625	20.7%
45 to 59 min	694	5.5%
60+ min	487	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 4.9% (1,364 of 27,886)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,433	69.6%
Nonfamily households	3,249	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,682	99.5%
Vacant	54	0.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,430	69.6%
Renter-occupied	3,252	30.4%

1-unit, detached57.4%

1-unit, attached15.5%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units15.1%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,166	57.4%
1-unit, attached	1,662	15.5%
2 to 4 units	163	1.5%
5 to 19 units	440	4.1%
20 or more units	1,621	15.1%
Mobile home & other	684	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2710972
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.81 sq mi
Center point: 44.8164, -93.6100