Demographic Profile for Carver County, Minnesota
Carver County, Minnesota had an estimated population of 84,864 in the year 2005. The population has increased very sharply, since the population in 2000 of 70,878. This growth represents an increase of 19.7 percent. Carver ranks 7 of 87 counties when calculating total change in population for Minnesota and the county ranks 253 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
When calculating the total land area, Carver spans a total of 357 square miles. This area has a medium-high density of 238 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Orange, TX (238 per sq. mile ), Wicomico, MD (240 per sq. mile ), La Crosse, WI (241 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Rensselaer, NY (237 per sq. mile ), Wood, WV (237 per sq. mile ), St. Clair, MI (237 per sq. mile ).
Carver County, Minnesota has a population that is comprised of 92.3 percent White, 1 percent African American, 2.3 percent Asian, and 3.4 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 6.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Carver has increased the percent of minority population when 4.8 percent of the total population were minorities.
Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Carver internationally. The international migration into Carver accounts for 1.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Carver County, Minnesota to be 34.2 years old. The median age in Carver is less than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 33.9 years of age. With 27.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Carver can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 65.2 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 7.4 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
When calculating the total land area, Carver spans a total of 357 square miles. This area has a medium-high density of 238 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Orange, TX (238 per sq. mile ), Wicomico, MD (240 per sq. mile ), La Crosse, WI (241 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Rensselaer, NY (237 per sq. mile ), Wood, WV (237 per sq. mile ), St. Clair, MI (237 per sq. mile ).
Carver County, Minnesota has a population that is comprised of 92.3 percent White, 1 percent African American, 2.3 percent Asian, and 3.4 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 6.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Carver has increased the percent of minority population when 4.8 percent of the total population were minorities.
Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Carver internationally. The international migration into Carver accounts for 1.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Carver County, Minnesota to be 34.2 years old. The median age in Carver is less than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 33.9 years of age. With 27.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Carver can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 65.2 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 7.4 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
