
Minnesota · Census place 10144
Carver, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Carver, Minnesota (Carver, MN — Census place “Carver city”) is 5,935 residents, ranking #137 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $144,408, the median home is worth $427,600 and median gross rent runs $1,347 a month. Looking for the Carver Minnesota ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Carver, MN: 55315, 55318.
- Population
- 5,935Carver city residents
- Median household income
- $144,408Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $427,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,347Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 90.9%Owner-occupied households
Carver ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Carver.
The Carver MN ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Carver city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carver city median would spend about 11.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.5% of residents and 90.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Carver city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Carver city is a mid-size town in Minnesota, with 5,935 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #137 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 39.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Carver city earn a median of $144,408 a year, 83.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 91% above the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 1.5% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Carver city is valued at $427,600, 40.9% above the national figure and 78% above the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,347 a month, 4.2% below the national figure, or roughly $16,164 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 90.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Minnesota.
- International Falls city 5,728
- Zimmerman city 6,410
- Glencoe city 5,702
- Byron city 6,510
- Chisago City city 5,629
- Litchfield city 6,599
- Credit River city 5,531
- Jordan city 6,704
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Carver city?
- Carver city has 5,935 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #137 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Carver city?
- Median household income in Carver city is $144,408 a year, 83.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Carver city?
- Median gross rent is $1,347 a month and the median home value is $427,600, so rent absorbs about 11.2% of median household income.
- Is Carver city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Carver city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Carver city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.