Due to data restrictions, employment data may not be available for all years.

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, 2nd quarter data; Metropolitan Council staff have estimated some data points.
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Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, 2nd quarter data; Metropolitan Council staff have estimated some data points; and Metropolitan Council Forecasts.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Census and Metropolitan Council Housing Stock Estimates.
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Note: Between 2003 & 2004 housing unit type definitions changed: Duplex category was expanded to include duplex, triplex and quad, and the definition of multifamily changed from 3 or more units to 5 or more units.
Source: Metropolitan Council Residential Building Permit Survey.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Census and American Community Survey.
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Generalized Land Use in Carver County

Year Land Use 2016 2020 Acres Change Acres Change Residential Total 21,635 N/A 22,658 4.73% Single Family Detached 20,422 N/A 21,363 4.61% Multifamily 1,214 N/A 1,296 6.74% Commercial Total 1,240 N/A 1,205 -2.82% Retail and Other Commercial 1,027 N/A 1,040 1.23% Office 213 N/A 166 -22.07% Industrial Total 1,972 N/A 2,360 19.68% Industrial and Utility 1,581 N/A 1,979 25.19% Extractive 376 N/A 369 -1.94% Railway 13 N/A 13 -0.78% Institutional Total 1,847 N/A 1,914 3.63% Park and Recreational 15,433 N/A 17,003 10.17% Park, Recreational or Preserve 13,979 N/A 15,560 11.31% Golf Course 1,454 N/A 1,441 -0.85% Mixed Use Total 146 N/A 251 71.92% Mixed Use Residential 85 N/A 81 -4.71% Mixed Use Industrial 32 N/A 119 275.63% Mixed Use Commercial and Other 29 N/A 51 74.83% Major Roadways 1,499 N/A 1,511 0.80% Airport 36 N/A 28 -22.22% Agricultural and Undeveloped Total 182,731 N/A 179,537 -1.75% Agriculture 133,553 N/A 129,882 -2.75% Undeveloped Land 49,180 N/A 49,654 0.96% Open Water 13,944 N/A 14,016 0.52% Total 240,483 N/A 240,483 0.00% Sort A-Z Sort Z-A Clear Sorting Reload Data Hide this Field Hide Field List Show Field List Expand Collapse Expand All Collapse All Remove All Sorting Remove All Sorting Field List Loading…

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Source: Metropolitan Council Generalized Land Use Historical Data Set
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Regional Planned Land Use in Carver County

Year Planned Land Use 2040 Acres % of Total Agricultural 274,779.0 60.13 % Commercial 5,020.0 1.10 % Industrial 1,550.1 0.34 % Institutional 3,209.9 0.70 % Mixed Use 1,984.1 0.43 % Multifamily Residential 4,796.3 1.05 % Multi-Optional Development 3,021.3 0.66 % Open Space or Restrictive Use 5,601.9 1.23 % Park and Recreation 34,783.0 7.61 % Railway (inc. LRT) 566.1 0.12 % Rights-of-Way (i.e., Roads) 1,682.4 0.37 % Rural and Large-Lot Residential 3,239.8 0.71 % Single Family Residential 25,002.9 5.47 % Water 91,743.0 20.08 % Total 456,979.7 100.00 % Sort A-Z Sort Z-A Clear Sorting Reload Data Hide this Field Hide Field List Show Field List Show Prefilter Expand Collapse Expand All Collapse All Sort "Planned Land Use" by This Column Sort "Planned Land Use" by This Column Remove All Sorting Sort "Year - Acres" by This Row Sort "Year - % of Total" by This Row Remove All Sorting Field List Loading…

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Source: Metropolitan Council Regional Planned Land Use Data Set
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Regional Planned Land Use in Carver County

Source: Metropolitan Council Regional Planned Land Use Data Set
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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