Chaska is a city of 28,706 people in Minnesota. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 11,257 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. About 47% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 25% more than in Minnesota as a whole. Median household income runs $110,956, well clear of the $82,259 US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $110,956, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Chaska
What changed most since 1990
Population11,339 → 28,706(+153%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.1% → 46.6%(+28.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Chaska's population equals 26% of Carver County's. Its number of households without a car equals 46% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 34% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31.1%(310)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.7%(126)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(363)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.9%(99)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.1%(51)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 996 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Chaska, decade by decade
Chaska population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,339
$82,166
$213,366
18.1%
2.7
2000
17,449
$109,891
$271,427
32.1%
22.2
2010
23,770
$101,717
$359,787
40.7%
37.0
2020
27,810
$109,279
$351,855
45.6%
48.7
2024
28,706
$110,956
$404,700
46.6%
46.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
