COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lignite vs Minot
PLACE A
Lignite, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Minot, North Dakota
Lignite is 100% smaller than Minot. Lignite earns more, with a median household income $3,864 higher. Minot has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -9%).
LIGNITEMINOTDIFFERENCE
Total population13147,308−100% vs Minot
Population density8401,708−868
Population growth-9.0%18.3%−27.3 pts
Median age39.133.5+5.6
Male48.5%52.2%−3.7 pts
Female51.5%47.8%+3.7 pts
Foreign-born4.2%4.8%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.0%78.5%+15.5 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%7.9%−6.1 pts
Asian4.2%2.0%+2.2 pts
Other0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Median household income$77,083$73,219+$3,864
Per capita income$39,582$43,757−$4,175
Poverty rate4.8%11.1%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%29.7%−3.0 pts
Graduate degree1.7%8.8%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation62.9%70.4%−7.5 pts
Median home value$93,000$257,100−$164,100
Median gross rent$581$973−$392
Owner-occupied82.0%56.7%+25.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.8%11.5%+12.3 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%36.2%−8.9 pts
Average commute10.719.7−9.0
Worked from home8.3%5.3%+3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured3.6%6.9%−3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025