Carver County vs. Wright County

	Carver County (MN)	Wright County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	103,551	136,349
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.7%	9.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	91,086	124,697
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	91,042	124,700
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.8%	27.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.0%	12.6%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	49.5%
White alone, percent	92.4%	94.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.1%	1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	3.3%	1.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.3%	3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.6%	92.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,528	6,743
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	38,848	52,458
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.5%	81.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$301,900	$225,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,987	$1,590
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$607	$518
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,082	$935
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.2%	8.5%
Building permits, 2018	973	926
Households, 2014-2018	35,852	47,246
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.78	2.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.0%	89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.9%	4.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.1%	91.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	89.1%	84.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	96.4%	94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	48.1%	28.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.2%	6.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.2%	4.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	75.2%	74.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.9%	70.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	471,101	397,728
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,992,288	1,184,940
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,699,438	636,863
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	907,751	1,713,538
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,687	$13,457
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.4	30.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$97,895	$81,881
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,637	$34,325
Persons in poverty, percent	3.8%	4.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,550	3,391
Total employment, 2017	38,499	37,596
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,031,884	1,612,332
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.2%	2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	8,300	9,738
All firms, 2012	9,923	11,975
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,401	6,487
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,904	3,471
Minority-owned firms, 2012	596	302
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	9,089	11,318
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	710	900
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,734	10,475
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.2%	24.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	256.9	188.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	354.33	661.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Carver county (MN) and Wright county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.