COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fessenden vs Minot
PLACE A
Fessenden, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Minot, North Dakota
Fessenden is 99% smaller than Minot. Minot earns more, with a median household income $7,257 higher. Minot has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -4%).
FESSENDENMINOTDIFFERENCE
Total population43747,308−99% vs Minot
Population density9911,708−717
Population growth-3.5%18.3%−21.9 pts
Median age42.133.5+8.6
Male49.9%52.2%−2.3 pts
Female50.1%47.8%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born2.1%4.8%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.8%78.5%+15.2 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%7.9%−7.2 pts
Asian1.4%2.0%−0.6 pts
Other4.2%7.1%−2.9 pts
Median household income$65,962$73,219−$7,257
Per capita income$40,672$43,757−$3,085
Poverty rate21.2%11.1%+10.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%29.7%−9.4 pts
Graduate degree6.1%8.8%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%3.4%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation71.6%70.4%+1.2 pts
Median home value$70,900$257,100−$186,200
Median gross rent$547$973−$426
Owner-occupied77.5%56.7%+20.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.1%11.5%+9.6 pts
Rent-burdened households47.2%36.2%+11.0 pts
Average commute10.419.7−9.3
Worked from home6.2%5.3%+0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured4.2%6.9%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025