Demographics of Carver County, Minnesota

Carver County, Minnesota had 114,379 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +7,071 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Carver County, in four figures

114,379
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.6%
Change since July 2020: +7,071 people.; 39.0 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $125,946 ±$3,700
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Carver County, Minnesota's population grew 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carver County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Carver County, Minnesota's population grew 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carver County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	107,308	100.0	100.0
2021	108,911	101.5	100.2
2022	110,174	102.7	100.7
2023	111,076	103.5	101.6
2024	112,595	104.9	102.5
2025	114,379	106.6	103.1

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Population of Carver County, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	107,308	+389	+116	0	+241
2021	108,911	+1,603	+503	+57	+997
2022	110,174	+1,263	+525	+191	+623
2023	111,076	+902	+501	+239	+162
2024	112,595	+1,519	+523	+233	+761
2025	114,379	+1,784	+525	+122	+1,139

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.0 ±0.3: for men 38.6 ±0.4 and for women 39.4 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Carver County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	6,518 ±54	5.9% ±<0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	21,241 ±645	19.3% ±0.6	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,725 ±564	7.9% ±0.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	28,076 ±686	25.5% ±0.6	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	29,474 ±712	26.8% ±0.6	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	16,007 ±695	14.5% ±0.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $125,946 ±$3,700, and income per person $60,893 ±$1,598, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Carver County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	2,592 ±392	6.3% ±1.0	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,099 ±517	10.0% ±1.3	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,809 ±459	11.7% ±1.1	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,634 ±472	11.3% ±1.1	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,786 ±551	18.9% ±1.3	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,540 ±558	15.9% ±1.4	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10,715 ±618	26.0% ±1.5	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Carver County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	4,817 ±688	4.4% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	962 ±231	3.5% ±0.8	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,418 ±403	4.1% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,437 ±333	6.4% ±1.5	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Carver County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carver County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	42,270 ±81	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.4% ±0.5	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.6% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.5% ±1.4	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.5% ±1.4	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$453,600 ±$7,396	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,514 ±$76	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Carver County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,624 ±0	5.1% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	94,065 ±423	85.5% ±0.4	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,791 ±342	1.6% ±0.3	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,666 ±304	3.3% ±0.3	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	150 ±67	0.1% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	164 to 600	0.1% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,317 ±597	3.9% ±0.5	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Carver County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	76,703 ±1,370	69.7% ±1.2	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	26,305 ±1,306	23.9% ±1.2	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	885 ±261	0.8% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,148 ±587	5.6% ±0.5	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,535 ±506	3.2% ±0.5	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,613 ±447	2.4% ±0.4	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Carver County among the counties of Minnesota

11th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Carver County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
St. Louis County	200,518	+0.2%
Olmsted County	166,731	+2.3%
Stearns County	164,110	+3.6%
Scott County	159,017	+5.1%
Wright County	157,559	+11.1%
Carver County	114,379	+6.6%
Sherburne County	104,194	+6.8%
Blue Earth County	70,634	+2.1%
Rice County	69,939	+4.2%
Crow Wing County	69,132	+4.3%
Clay County	67,734	+3.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026