COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rolette vs Minot
PLACE A
Rolette, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Minot, North Dakota
Rolette is 99% smaller than Minot. Rolette earns more, with a median household income $17,317 higher. Minot has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -19%).
ROLETTEMINOTDIFFERENCE
Total population46247,308−99% vs Minot
Population density4581,708−1,250
Population growth-18.5%18.3%−36.8 pts
Median age39.933.5+6.4
Male46.0%52.2%−6.2 pts
Female54.0%47.8%+6.2 pts
Foreign-born0.8%4.8%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.0%78.5%−8.6 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%7.9%−6.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other28.4%7.1%+21.3 pts
Median household income$90,536$73,219+$17,317
Per capita income$34,926$43,757−$8,831
Poverty rate5.3%11.1%−5.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%29.7%+12.8 pts
Graduate degree3.0%8.8%−5.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation59.2%70.4%−11.2 pts
Median home value$128,400$257,100−$128,700
Median gross rent$188$973−$785
Owner-occupied71.0%56.7%+14.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate46.3%11.5%+34.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%36.2%−36.2 pts
Average commute35.919.7+16.3
Worked from home13.9%5.3%+8.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured26.1%6.9%+19.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025