Minot AFB, ND

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,878
US Senator
John Hoeven
Republican Party
US Senator
Kevin Cramer
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
22.6
1.8% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
1.2%
20.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$62,500
4.68% 1-year decline
2016 Median Property Value
$272,400
1.48% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
890
7.62% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Minot AFB, ND reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Minot AFB, ND are U.S. citizens.

In 2016, the median property value in Minot AFB, ND was $272,400, and the homeownership rate was 0.446%.

Most people in Minot AFB, ND drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 9.75 minutes. The average car ownership in Minot AFB, ND was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth DakotaWard County, NDMinot, NDNorth Central North Dakota--Minot City PUMA, ND

Population & Diversity

Minot AFB, ND is home to a population of 4.88k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.6% of Minot AFB, ND residents were born outside of the country (127 people).

In 2024, there were 5.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.01k people) in Minot AFB, ND than any other race or ethnicity. There were 506 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 352 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%
2024 Citizenship
98.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Minot AFB, ND residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Minot AFB, ND was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Minot AFB, ND
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.01k ± 408
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    506 ± 220
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    352 ± 147
15.6%
Hispanic Population
763 people

In 2024, there were 5.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.01k people) in Minot AFB, ND than any other race or ethnicity. There were 506 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 352 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

15.6% of the people in Minot AFB, ND are hispanic (763 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Minot AFB, ND as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Dakota.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,032 ± 1,349 people
  2. Canada
    2,767 ± 1,289 people
  3. Philippines
    2,721 ± 1,278 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Dakota was Mexico, the natal country of 3,032 North Dakota residents, followed by Canada with 2,767 and Philippines with 2,721.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
127 people
3.63%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
178 people

As of 2024, 2.6% of Minot AFB, ND residents (127 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Minot AFB, ND was 3.63%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)
Most Common Service Period
485 ± 171

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Economy

The economy of Minot AFB, ND employs 890 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Minot AFB, ND were Health Care & Social Assistance (146 people), Public Administration (119 people), and Construction (91 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,378), Transportation & Warehousing ($48,378), and Construction ($48,350).

Employment

Occupations

890
2024 Value
± 181
7.62%
1 Year growth
± 27.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Minot AFB, ND grew at a rate of 7.62%, from 827 employees to 890 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Minot AFB, ND, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (146 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (110 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (91 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Minot AFB, ND.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Dakota.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

890
2024 Value
± 181
7.62%
1 Year growth
± 27.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Minot AFB, ND grew at a rate of 7.62%, from 827 employees to 890 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Minot AFB, ND, are Health Care & Social Assistance (146 people), Public Administration (119 people), and Construction (91 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Minot AFB, ND, though some of these residents may live in Minot AFB, ND and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,743
Median earning men ± $10,451
$29,868
Median earning women ± $3,942

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($48,350), Public Administration ($34,464), and Retail Trade ($33,631).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($52,083), Other Services Except Public Administration ($35,603), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($33,417).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Dakota.
Y-Axis
2.83%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 428k people employed in North Dakota. This represents a 2.83% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.3%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Minot AFB, ND was $272,400 in 2016, which is 0.819 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $276,500 to $272,400, a 1.48% decrease. The homeownership rate in Minot AFB, ND is 0.446%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Minot AFB, ND have an average commute time of 9.75 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Minot AFB, ND is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$272,400
Median Property Value 2016
±$46,243
$6
Median Property Taxes
±$36

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Minot AFB, ND the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Minot AFB, ND compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$62,500
Median Household Income
± $15,177
1.34k
Number of Households
± 231

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.34k households in Minot AFB, ND declined from $62,500 from the previous year's value of $65,571.

The following chart displays the households in Minot AFB, ND distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Minot AFB, ND is from North Dakota.
0.432
2023 Wage GINI in North Dakota
0.436
2022 Wage GINI in North Dakota

In 2023, the income inequality in North Dakota was 0.432 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.922% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Dakota in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.4%)
  2. Carpooled (10.7%)
  3. Walked (3.93%)

In 2024, 80.4% of workers in Minot AFB, ND drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who walked to work (3.93%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

9.75 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Minot AFB, ND have a shorter commute time (9.75 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.44% of the workforce in Minot AFB, ND have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Minot AFB, ND distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Minot AFB, ND have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Minot AFB, ND (52 out of 4.34k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Minot AFB, ND is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

98.8% of the population of Minot AFB, ND has health coverage, with 11.7% on employee plans, 1.19% on Medicaid, 0.214% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 74.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Dakota see 1,294 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,294 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1425 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 420 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 37.7% were men and 62.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 53.6% under 18 years, 30.1% between 18 and 34 years, 15.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 0.427% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 37.7% were men and 62.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.16%
Uninsured
11.7%
Employer Coverage
1.19%
Medicaid
0.214%
Medicare
11.4%
Non-Group
74.4%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Minot AFB, ND grew by 1.22% from 1.15% to 1.16%.

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