CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Minot

North Dakota · 34,544 residents · 27.7 sq mi

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Minot is a city of 34,544 people in North Dakota. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $55,700. Median rent is $322 a month. Households take in $23,727 at the median, 21% less than the US figure. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

34,544

−6%vs 2000

vs 36,567 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

27.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(2,502)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(2,592)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(2,306)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(2,571)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249%(3,093)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(5,993)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(5,002)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(2,908)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(2,782)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(2,456)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(1,835)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(504)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,727

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,218 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,934

−34%vs 2000

vs $18,011 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.3%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,700

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $405 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.2%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.4% in 2000

39.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(33,798)

Black1.3%(471)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(539)

Asian0.6%(225)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(33,088)

Black1.1%(390)

Hispanic / Latino1%(341)

Asian0.5%(177)

Other2.6%(889)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(1,765)

Puerto Rican1.7%(830)

Central American0.6%(301)

Cuban0.5%(227)

Spaniard0.4%(197)

South American0.3%(151)

Nicaraguan0.3%(136)

Ecuadorian0.2%(105)

Guatemalan0.2%(88)

Salvadoran0.2%(77)

Peruvian0.1%(46)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(414)

Chinese0.3%(153)

Indonesian0.3%(146)

Japanese0.2%(72)

Nepalese0.1%(70)

Thai0.1%(57)

Korean0.1%(50)

Vietnamese0%(15)

Asian Indian0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(135)

Samoan0%(2)

Marshallese0%(2)

Ancestry

German27.5%(13,151)

Norwegian20.8%(9,953)

Irish8.2%(3,895)

English5.4%(2,600)

French2.7%(1,307)

Swedish2.3%(1,088)

American2.1%(981)

Polish1.6%(743)

Scottish1.4%(664)

Russian1.3%(617)

Dutch1.3%(615)

Subsaharan African1.2%(568)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Italian1.1%(508)

Danish1%(487)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(322)

Ukrainian0.6%(294)

Czech0.5%(253)

Finnish0.5%(241)

French Canadian0.4%(204)

Somali0.3%(156)

Welsh0.3%(143)

Canadian0.3%(130)

Arab0.3%(128)

British0.3%(126)

West Indian0.2%(118)

Jamaican0.2%(118)

Austrian0.2%(108)

Swiss0.2%(105)

Romanian0.2%(95)

Belgian0.1%(69)

Lithuanian0.1%(60)

Greek0.1%(52)

Jordanian0.1%(25)

Lebanese0.1%(24)

Bulgarian0%(23)

Australian0%(21)

Portuguese0%(21)

Turkish0%(17)

Hungarian0%(16)

Palestinian0%(12)

Israeli0%(3)

Nigerian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.1%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.6%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.6 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 9.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.4%(8,041)

Married47.4%(9,676)

Widowed2%(403)

Divorced11.2%(2,279)

Women 15+

Never married29%(5,432)

Married49.5%(9,268)

Widowed8.2%(1,546)

Divorced13.3%(2,496)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 10.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.4%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.7%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 82.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.9%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)51.2%(1,666)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.3%(1,017)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19%(617)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.3%(239)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,252 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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