Minot AFB, ND

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2023 Population

4,904

0.789% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Hoeven

Republican Party

US Senator

Kevin Cramer

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

22.2

1.33% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

1.5%

43.9% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$65,571

9.23% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

827

3.89% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Minot AFB, ND had a population of 4.9k people with a median age of 22.2 and a median household income of $65,571. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Minot AFB, ND declined from 4,943 to 4,904, a −0.789% decrease and its median household income declined from $72,237 to $65,571, a −9.23% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Minot AFB, ND are White (Non-Hispanic) (62.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.58%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.61%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.2%), and Other (Hispanic) (6%).

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.

98.5% of the residents in Minot AFB, ND are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Minot AFB, ND drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Minot AFB, ND was 2 cars per household.

United States North Dakota Ward County, ND Minot, ND North Central North Dakota--Minot City PUMA, ND

Population & Diversity

Minot AFB, ND is home to a population of 4.9k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.63% of Minot AFB, ND residents were born outside of the country (178 people).

In 2023, there were 7.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.06k people) in Minot AFB, ND than any other race or ethnicity. There were 421 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 373 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.5% of Minot AFB, ND residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Minot AFB, ND was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Minot AFB, ND compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Minot AFB, ND

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.06k ± 447
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
421 ± 286
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
373 ± 147

17.1%

Hispanic Population

840 people

17.1% of the people in Minot AFB, ND are hispanic (840 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Minot AFB, ND as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Dakota.

Most Common Origin

Philippines
2,804 ± 1,298 people
Canada
2,799 ± 1,297 people
Mexico
2,784 ± 1,293 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Dakota was Philippines, the natal country of 2,804 North Dakota residents, followed by Canada with 2,799 and Mexico with 2,784.

Foreign-Born Population

3.63%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

178 people

3.6%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

178 people

As of 2023, 3.63% of Minot AFB, ND residents (178 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Minot AFB, ND was 3.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Minot AFB, ND compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
360 ± 164
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 14
Vietnam
0 ± 17

Minot AFB, ND has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), NaNy times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Minot AFB, ND employs 827 people. The largest industries in Minot AFB, ND are Health Care & Social Assistance (195 people), Public Administration (93 people), and Retail Trade (77 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($103,472), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($103,295), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($36,424).

Males in North Dakota have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,891. The income inequality in North Dakota (measured using the Gini index) is 0.436, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

827

2023 Value

± 180

3.89%

1 Year growth

± 31%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Minot AFB, ND grew at a rate of 3.89%, from 796 employees to 827 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Minot AFB, ND, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (110 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (93 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (67 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Minot AFB, ND.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

827

2023 Value

± 180

3.89%

1 Year growth

± 31%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Minot AFB, ND grew at a rate of 3.89%, from 796 employees to 827 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Minot AFB, ND, are Health Care & Social Assistance (195 people), Public Administration (93 people), and Retail Trade (77 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,494

Median earning men ± $10,917

$29,444

Median earning women ± $4,503

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($103,295), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,714), and Public Administration ($33,929).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($35,938), Public Administration ($33,798), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($30,577).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Dakota.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.399% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.605% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (157k), Some college (149k), and Bachelors Degree (122k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Minot AFB, ND have an average commute time of 11.5 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.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Minot AFB, ND colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,571

Median Household Income

± $12,256

1.33k

Number of Households

± 241

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.33k households in Minot AFB, ND declined from $65,571 from the previous year's value of $72,237.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Minot AFB, ND is from North Dakota.

0.436

2022 Wage GINI in North Dakota

0.433

2021 Wage GINI in North Dakota

In 2022, the income inequality in North Dakota was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.835% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for North Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (82%)
Carpooled (11.6%)
Worked At Home (2.24%)

In 2023, 82% of workers in Minot AFB, ND drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.6%) and those who worked at home (2.24%).

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.

Commute Time

11.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Minot AFB, ND have a shorter commute time (11.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.03% of the workforce in Minot AFB, ND have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Minot AFB, ND compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Minot AFB, ND (66 out of 4.39k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

98.9% of the population of Minot AFB, ND has health coverage, with 13.1% on employee plans, 0.633% on Medicaid, 0.181% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 70.7% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ward County, ND see 1342 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.813% decrease from the previous year (1353 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1233 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 397 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,342 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ward County, ND

Primary care physicians in Ward County, ND see an average of 1,342 patients per year. This represents a 0.813% decrease from the previous year (1,353 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ward County, ND in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 57.5% under 18 years, 28.9% between 18 and 34 years, 13.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 0.151% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.2% were men and 60.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.15%

Uninsured

13.1%

Employer Coverage

0.633%

Medicaid

0.181%

Medicare

14.2%

Non-Group

70.7%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Minot AFB, ND declined by 21.6% from 1.46% to 1.15%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Minot AFB, ND changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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