COMPARING TWO PLACES
White Shield vs Minot
PLACE A
White Shield, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Minot, North Dakota
White Shield is 99% smaller than Minot. Minot earns more, with a median household income $4,469 higher. Minot has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs 8%).
WHITE SHIELDMINOTDIFFERENCE
Total population24647,308−99% vs Minot
Population density651,708−1,643
Population growth8.0%18.3%−10.3 pts
Median age33.233.5−0.3
Male51.2%52.2%−0.9 pts
Female48.8%47.8%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born2.8%4.8%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic2.0%78.5%−76.5 pts
Black0.4%4.5%−4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%7.9%−5.5 pts
Asian3.7%2.0%+1.7 pts
Other91.5%7.1%+84.4 pts
Median household income$68,750$73,219−$4,469
Per capita income$27,876$43,757−$15,881
Poverty rate29.3%11.1%+18.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%29.7%−6.5 pts
Graduate degree10.3%8.8%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%3.4%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation50.8%70.4%−19.6 pts
Median home value$200,000$257,100−$57,100
Median gross rent$811$973−$162
Owner-occupied48.7%56.7%−8.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.3%11.5%+12.8 pts
Rent-burdened households20.0%36.2%−16.2 pts
Average commute20.119.7+0.4
Worked from home10.2%5.3%+4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured4.2%6.9%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024