Jury Pool Profile
Carver County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Chaska
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 114,379
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 110,041.
At a glance
Carver County is a 114,379-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $128,341, $41,221 above the MN state median of $87,120; 50.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.6% of covered employment, average pay $64,019/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.81%, below the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 51% to 53% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 110,041
- Median household income
- $125,946
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 2%.
Carver County has a population of 110,041, with a median age of 39.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.6%; Black residents 1.7%. Independently, 5.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $128,341; 50.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 4.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.6% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 20.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.81%, below the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 52%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Carver County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 51.7% in 2024, 51.2% in 2020, 52.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 4.8% of the adult civilian population (3,971 individuals).