COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butte vs Minot
PLACE A
Butte, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Minot, North Dakota
Butte is 100% smaller than Minot. Minot earns more, with a median household income $23,636 higher. Minot has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs 3%).
BUTTEMINOTDIFFERENCE
Total population6947,308−100% vs Minot
Population density2801,708−1,428
Population growth2.9%18.3%−15.4 pts
Median age50.333.5+16.8
Male63.2%52.2%+11.1 pts
Female36.8%47.8%−11.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.8%78.5%+8.2 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other13.2%7.1%+6.1 pts
Median household income$49,583$73,219−$23,636
Per capita income$31,253$43,757−$12,504
Poverty rate22.1%11.1%+11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.456−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%29.7%−29.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Unemployment rate23.3%3.4%+19.9 pts
Labor force participation45.5%70.4%−25.0 pts
Median home value$137,500$257,100−$119,600
Median gross rent$389$973−$584
Owner-occupied94.6%56.7%+37.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate49.3%11.5%+37.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%36.2%−36.2 pts
Average commute37.919.7+18.3
Worked from home13.0%5.3%+7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured7.4%6.9%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025