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Who lives in Carver County?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 6,552 6.5%
5-9 years 7,966 7.9%
10-14 years 7,979 7.9%
15-17 years 4,885 4.9%
18-24 years 8,051 8.0%
25-34 years 10,976 10.9%
35-44 years 14,329 14.3%
45-54 years 15,857 15.8%
55-64 years 12,859 12.8%
65-74 years 6,451 6.4%
75-84 years 3,159 3.1%
85 years and older 1,352 1.3%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Male 49,793 49.6%
Female 50,623 50.4%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
White 92,839 92.5%
Of Color 7,577 7.5%
Black or African American 1,719 1.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 205 0.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2,835 2.8%
Other 538 0.5%
Two or more races 2,275 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 4,156 4.1%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 93,864 100.0%
English only 87,373 93.1%
Language other than English 6,491 6.9%
Speaks English less than "very well" 1,637 1.7%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 100,146 100.0%
Population with a disability 7,826 7.8%
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Foreign-born residents 5,001 5.0%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 99,220 100.0%
Same residence 88,334 89.0%
Different residence in the U.S. 10,559 10.6%
Different residence outside the U.S. 327 0.3%

What's Carver County's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 35,852 100.0%
Less than $35,000 4,756 13.3%
$35,000-$49,999 3,206 8.9%
$50,000-$74,999 5,340 14.9%
$75,000-$99,999 4,960 13.8%
$100,000 or more 17,590 49.1%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $97,895 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 99,482 100.0%
Less than $35,000 4,756 13.3%
With income below poverty 3,941 4.0%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 3,011 3.0%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 3,989 4.0%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 88,541 89.0%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 3,464 3.5%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 7,426 7.5%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 4,471 4.5%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 3,708 3.7%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 2,604 2.6%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 3,257 3.3%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 3,924 3.9%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 5,242 5.3%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 100,146 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 3,409 3.4%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 37,583 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 1,731 4.6%
Occupied housing units 35,852 95.4%
Average household size 2.8
Owner-occupied 29,217 77.7%
Average household size 2.9
Renter-occupied 6,635 17.7%
Average household size 2.3
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 13,314 35.4%
1970-1999 17,443 46.4%
1940-1969 3,461 9.2%
1939 or earlier 3,365 9.0%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 35,852 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 26,994 75.3%
With children under 18 years 14,248 39.7%
Married-couple family households 23,614 65.9%
With children under 18 years 11,768 32.8%
Single-person family households 3,380 9.4%
With children under 18 years 2,480 6.9%
Nonfamily households 8,858 24.7%
Householder living alone 7,114 19.8%
65 years and over 2,810 7.8%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 14,347 40.0%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 7,595 21.2%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 15,698 43.8%
Moved in 2000-2009 10,896 30.4%
Moved in 1990-1999 5,478 15.3%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 3,780 10.5%
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All households for which cost burden is calculated 35,450 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 7,539 21.3%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 29,136 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 4,956 17.0%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 6,314 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 2,583 40.9%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 6,346
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $1,082
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 1,315 3.7%
1 vehicle available 7,482 20.9%
2 vehicles available 17,119 47.7%
3 or more vehicles available 9,936 27.7%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 55,433 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 49,382 89.1%
Public transportation 1,193 2.2%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 4,858 8.8%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 51,571 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 6,362 12.3%
10-19 minutes 12,061 23.4%
20-29 minutes 12,084 23.4%
30 minutes or longer 21,064 40.8%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 64,983 100.0%
Less than high school 2,346 3.6%
High school diploma or GED 12,334 19.0%
Some college or associate’s degree 19,051 29.3%
Bachelor’s Degree 21,446 33.0%
Graduate or professional Degree 9,806 15.1%
High school graduate or higher 62,637 96.4%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 31,252 48.1%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 61,996 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 52,571 84.8%
Civilian labor force 53,677 100.0%
Unemployed 1,106 2.1%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 55,071 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 11,480 20.8%
Age 30 to 54 31,388 57.0%
Age 55 or older 12,203 22.2%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 11,495 20.9%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 11,380 20.7%
$40,000 or more per year 32,196 58.5%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 3,754 6.8%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 31 0.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2,754 5.0%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 1,252 2.3%
Construction 2,584 4.7%
Educational services 5,183 9.4%
Finance and insurance 3,529 6.4%
Health care and social assistance 6,997 12.7%
Information 999 1.8%
Management of companies and enterprises 1,889 3.4%
Manufacturing 6,776 12.3%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 31 0.1%
Other services (excluding public administration) 1,645 3.0%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 4,842 8.8%
Public administration 1,881 3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing 833 1.5%
Retail trade 4,946 9.0%
Transportation and warehousing 1,313 2.4%
Utilities 167 0.3%
Wholesale trade 3,521 6.4%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 51,044 92.7%
Black or African American alone 1,241 2.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 178 0.3%
Asian alone 1,977 3.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 38 0.1%
Two or more race groups 593 1.1%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 2,957 5.4%
High school or equivalent, no college 10,397 18.9%
Some college or associate degree 14,397 26.1%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 15,840 28.8%