COMPARING TWO PLACES
Balfour vs Minot
PLACE A
Balfour, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Minot, North Dakota
Balfour is 98% smaller than Minot. Minot earns more, with a median household income $3,103 higher. Minot has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs 12%).
BALFOURMINOTDIFFERENCE
Total population1,13447,308−98% vs Minot
Population density7001,708−1,009
Population growth12.5%18.3%−5.8 pts
Median age46.133.5+12.6
Male51.1%52.2%−1.1 pts
Female48.9%47.8%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born18.1%4.8%+13.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.6%78.5%+2.1 pts
Black0.5%4.5%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.5%7.9%+7.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other3.4%7.1%−3.7 pts
Median household income$70,116$73,219−$3,103
Per capita income$38,093$43,757−$5,664
Poverty rate5.6%11.1%−5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%29.7%+2.5 pts
Graduate degree5.5%8.8%−3.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation75.7%70.4%+5.2 pts
Median home value$292,600$257,100+$35,500
Median gross rent$591$973−$382
Owner-occupied78.0%56.7%+21.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.5%11.5%+9.1 pts
Rent-burdened households9.8%36.2%−26.4 pts
Average commute17.819.7−1.9
Worked from home6.6%5.3%+1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured13.6%6.9%+6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024