Kenmare vs Minot AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Kenmare and Minot AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Kenmare and Minot AFB are places in North Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Minot AFB has the higher population (4,904 vs 1,027 in Kenmare). Minot AFB has the higher median household income ($65,571 vs $64,167 in Kenmare). Since 2019, Kenmare's population has grown faster (+9.4% vs -7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Kenmare	Minot AFB
Population	1,027	4,904
Median age	50.3 yrs	22.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$65,571
Median home value	$122,000	—
Median gross rent	$815	$1,413
Housing units	652	1,660
Homeownership rate	70.2%	0.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenmare	Minot AFB
Population	939 → 1,027 (+9.4%)	5,312 → 4,904 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$60,500 → $64,167 (+6.1%)	$60,242 → $65,571 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$97,200 → $122,000 (+25.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$735 → $815 (+10.9%)	$1,605 → $1,413 (-12.0%)

Kenmare

Population

9391,027

Median household income

$60,500$64,167

Median home value

$97,200$122,000

Median gross rent

$735$815

Minot AFB

Population

5,3124,904

Median household income

$60,242$65,571

Median gross rent

$1,605$1,413

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenmare	Minot AFB
Under 5	4.3%	16.2%
5 to 17	14.3%	22.7%
18 to 24	9.4%	21.2%
25 to 34	9.0%	24.6%
35 to 44	7.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	1.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	0.6%
65 to 74	13.9%	0.1%
75 and over	15.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenmare	Minot AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	62.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.6%	3.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenmare	Minot AFB
No high school diploma	8.1%	1.8%
High school graduate	29.5%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenmare	Minot AFB
Drove alone	74.5%	82.0%
Carpooled	7.9%	11.6%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	13.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	2.6%	2.2%
Other means	0.7%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenmare	Minot AFB
1-unit, detached	72.7%	9.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	56.3%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	28.0%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.8%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Kenmare	Minot AFB
Poverty rate	7.0%	1.5%
Average household size	2.01	3.26
Mean commute (minutes)	17	11
Median year structure built	1967	2001