COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ruso vs Minot
PLACE A
Ruso, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Minot, North Dakota
Ruso is 100% smaller than Minot. Minot earns more, with a median household income $31,969 higher. Minot has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -75%).
RUSOMINOTDIFFERENCE
Total population447,308−100% vs Minot
Population density161,708−1,692
Population growth-75.0%18.3%−93.3 pts
Median age36.533.5+3.0
Male50.0%52.2%−2.2 pts
Female50.0%47.8%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%78.5%+21.5 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Median household income$41,250$73,219−$31,969
Per capita income$4,600$43,757−$39,157
Poverty rate0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)–0.456–
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%29.7%−29.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation50.0%70.4%−20.4 pts
Median home value$22,500$257,100−$234,600
Median gross rent$0$973−$973
Owner-occupied100.0%56.7%+43.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%11.5%−11.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%36.2%−36.2 pts
Average commute46.419.7+26.8
Worked from home0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025