At a glance facts

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Who lives in Chanhassen?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 1,601 6.3%
5-9 years 1,903 7.5%
10-14 years 1,823 7.2%
15-17 years 1,324 5.2%
18-24 years 2,001 7.9%
25-34 years 2,627 10.4%
35-44 years 3,372 13.3%
45-54 years 4,361 17.2%
55-64 years 3,596 14.2%
65-74 years 1,681 6.6%
75-84 years 729 2.9%
85 years and older 339 1.3%
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Male 12,446 49.1%
Female 12,911 50.9%
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White 22,851 90.1%
Of Color 2,506 9.9%
Black or African American 381 1.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native suppressed
Asian or Pacific Islander 1,500 5.9%
Other 143 0.6%
Two or more races 469 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino 1,076 4.2%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 23,756 100.0%
English only 21,823 91.9%
Language other than English 1,933 8.1%
Speaks English less than "very well" 605 2.5%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 25,357 100.0%
Population with a disability 1,286 5.1%
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Foreign-born residents 1,889 7.4%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 25,121 100.0%
Same residence 22,009 87.6%
Different residence in the U.S. 2,961 11.8%
Different residence outside the U.S. suppressed

What's Chanhassen's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 9,093 100.0%
Less than $35,000 1,048 11.5%
$35,000-$49,999 457 5.0%
$50,000-$74,999 1,287 14.2%
$75,000-$99,999 1,031 11.3%
$100,000 or more 5,270 58.0%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $118,885 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 25,284 100.0%
Less than $35,000 1,048 11.5%
With income below poverty 921 3.6%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 480 1.9%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 591 2.3%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 23,292 92.1%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 811 3.2%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 1,377 5.4%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 1,319 5.2%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 795 3.1%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 296 1.2%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 830 3.3%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 826 3.3%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 1,738 6.9%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 25,357 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 865 3.4%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 9,426 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 333 3.5%
Occupied housing units 9,093 96.5%
Average household size 2.8
Owner-occupied 7,855 83.3%
Average household size 2.9
Renter-occupied 1,238 13.1%
Average household size 2.1
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 2,564 27.2%
1970-1999 5,789 61.4%
1940-1969 766 8.1%
1939 or earlier 307 3.3%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 9,093 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 7,087 77.9%
With children under 18 years 3,541 38.9%
Married-couple family households 6,329 69.6%
With children under 18 years 3,000 33.0%
Single-person family households 758 8.3%
With children under 18 years 541 5.9%
Nonfamily households 2,006 22.1%
Householder living alone 1,657 18.2%
65 years and over 620 6.8%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 3,572 39.3%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,895 20.8%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 3,695 40.6%
Moved in 2000-2009 2,688 29.6%
Moved in 1990-1999 1,845 20.3%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 1,845 20.3%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All households for which cost burden is calculated 8,990 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 2,096 23.3%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 7,817 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 1,490 19.1%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 1,173 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 606 51.7%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 1,173
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $1,272
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 244 2.7%
1 vehicle available 1,807 19.9%
2 vehicles available 4,625 50.9%
3 or more vehicles available 2,417 26.6%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 14,067 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 12,429 88.4%
Public transportation 426 3.0%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 1,212 8.6%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 12,999 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 1,851 14.2%
10-19 minutes 3,261 25.1%
20-29 minutes 3,462 26.6%
30 minutes or longer 4,425 34.0%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 16,705 100.0%
Less than high school 348 2.1%
High school diploma or GED 1,771 10.6%
Some college or associate’s degree 4,042 24.2%
Bachelor’s Degree 7,043 42.2%
Graduate or professional Degree 3,501 21.0%
High school graduate or higher 16,357 97.9%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 10,544 63.1%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 15,957 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 13,298 83.3%
Civilian labor force 13,538 100.0%
Unemployed 240 1.8%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 30,737 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 6,153 20.0%
Age 30 to 54 17,186 55.9%
Age 55 or older 7,398 24.1%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 6,366 20.7%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 6,039 19.6%
$40,000 or more per year 18,332 59.6%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 2,043 6.6%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 12 0.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,636 5.3%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 771 2.5%
Construction 1,097 3.6%
Educational services 3,016 9.8%
Finance and insurance 2,260 7.4%
Health care and social assistance 3,604 11.7%
Information 678 2.2%
Management of companies and enterprises 1,232 4.0%
Manufacturing 3,257 10.6%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 12 0.0%
Other services (excluding public administration) 920 3.0%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 3,224 10.5%
Public administration 973 3.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing 537 1.7%
Retail trade 2,707 8.8%
Transportation and warehousing 658 2.1%
Utilities 92 0.3%
Wholesale trade 1,962 6.4%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 27,841 90.6%
Black or African American alone 923 3.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 88 0.3%
Asian alone 1,525 5.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 17 0.1%
Two or more race groups 343 1.1%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 1,662 5.4%
High school or equivalent, no college 5,469 17.8%
Some college or associate degree 7,909 25.7%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 9,544 31.1%