Minot

Population: 47,922
Median household income: $77,431
Median home value: $254,400

Minot, a community in Ward County, North Dakota, has 47,922 residents. Its median household income of $77,431 runs in line with the Ward County figure of $79,273.

Between 2019 and 2023, Minot's population held roughly steady from 48,261 to 47,922, while its median home value rose 21.9% from $208,700 to $254,400.

Households average 2.21 people. The median gross rent is $928.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 47,922
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $77,431
Median home value: $254,400
Median gross rent: $928
Housing units: 23,790
Homeownership rate: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,26147,922

Median household income

$66,194$77,431

Median home value

$208,700$254,400

Median gross rent

$918$928

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,261	$66,194	$208,700	$918
2020	47,834	$64,401	$211,000	$882
2021	48,005	$68,543	$217,500	$893
2022	48,038	$75,545	$241,900	$937
2023	47,922	$77,431	$254,400	$928

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,079	6.4%
5 to 17	7,046	14.7%
18 to 24	6,016	12.6%
25 to 34	8,884	18.5%
35 to 44	6,486	13.5%
45 to 54	4,461	9.3%
55 to 64	5,111	10.7%
65 to 74	3,693	7.7%
75 and over	3,146	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	38,052	79.4%
Black or African American	2,256	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	776	1.6%
Asian	904	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	34	0.1%
Some other race	61	0.1%
Two or more races	2,379	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,460	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,685	5.3%
High school graduate	9,313	29.3%
Some college or associate's	11,280	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	6,615	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,888	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,644	77.7%
Carpooled	3,498	13.2%
Public transit	26	0.1%
Walked	401	1.5%
Bicycle	149	0.6%
Worked from home	1,446	5.4%
Other means	394	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,478	53.7%
15 to 29 min	8,151	32.5%
30 to 44 min	1,451	5.8%
45 to 59 min	452	1.8%
60+ min	1,580	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 9.7% (4,523 of 46,766)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,406	54.1%
Nonfamily households	9,674	45.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,080	88.6%
Vacant	2,710	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,299	58.3%
Renter-occupied	8,781	41.7%

1-unit, detached47.2%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units10.8%

20 or more units17.5%

Mobile home & other8.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,239	47.2%
1-unit, attached	1,888	7.9%
2 to 4 units	2,002	8.4%
5 to 19 units	2,566	10.8%
20 or more units	4,156	17.5%
Mobile home & other	1,939	8.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3853380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 48.2361, -101.2775