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Chaska, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Chaska is a Census city of 28,706 people across 17.14 square miles of land, in Carver County. Median household income is $110,956, 67.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 53 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chaska
What Chaska is
- Census place typecity
- Land area17.14 sq mi
- Water area0.81 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,675
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarver County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chaska
How many people live in Chaska
- Population28,706
- Median age37.5
- Population under 187,469
- Share under 1826.0 percent
- Population 65 and over3,848
- Share 65 and over13.4 percent
- Households11,051
- Family households7,556
- Share of households that are families68.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chaska
Income and work in Chaska
- Median household income$110,956
- Per capita income$56,397
- Civilian labor force16,877
- Employed16,343
- Unemployed534 plus or minus 169
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over18,525
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chaska
Housing in Chaska
- Housing units11,104
- Occupied units11,051
- Vacant units53 plus or minus 52
- Vacancy rate0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Owner occupied7,465
- Renter occupied3,586
- Ownership rate67.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$404,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,553
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units8,250
- Share single family74.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,264
- Share in buildings of two or more20.4 percent
- Mobile homes590 plus or minus 170
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chaska
How Chaska gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute12,878
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,267
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,640
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.3 percent
- Drove alone67.8 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home20.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chaska
SBA loans in Chaska (7(a))
- Approvals53
- Gross approval$17,403,200
- Average approval$328,362
- Median approval$175,300
- Ninetieth percentile approval$599,360
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported497
- Jobs per approval9.4
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full8
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises7.5 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS33
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chaska, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chaska
SBA loans in Chaska (504)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$25,899,000
- Average approval$1,126,043
- Median approval$767,000
- Largest approval$3,589,000
- Jobs supported472
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chaska, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chaska
Flood risk in Chaska
- NFIP communityCity of Chaska
- NFIP community number275234
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/21/18
The City of Chaska participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 275234 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carver County, not Chaska
Carver County context, not Chaska figures
- Establishments in Carver County2,714
- Covered employment, Carver County40,848
- Average annual pay, Carver County$67,445
- Housing units permitted, Carver County744
Every figure in this section is published for Carver County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chaska.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Chaska questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chaska, Minnesota?
28,706, in 11,051 households. Chaska city covers 17.14 square miles of land, which is 1,675 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chaska in?
Carver County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Chaska?
$110,956. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $404,700. Median gross rent is $1,553 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chaska businesses?
53 7(a) approvals totaling $17.4 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $175,300, plus 23 504 approvals worth $25.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chaska, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chaska borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chaska. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Chaska in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chaska appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chaska, city of, community 275234, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Chaska figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carver County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Chaska.
Is zoning published for Chaska?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.