Demographics of Minot city, North Dakota

Minot city, North Dakota had 47,308 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,077 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Minot city, in four figures

47,308
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 47,791 ±34.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −1,077 people.; 33.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,219 ±$3,822
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Minot city, North Dakota's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Minot city, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Minot city, North Dakota's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Minot city, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	48,385	100.0	100.0
2021	48,014	99.2	100.2
2022	47,638	98.5	100.7
2023	47,297	97.8	101.6
2024	47,277	97.7	102.5
2025	47,308	97.8	103.1

Population of Minot city, North Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	48,385	—
2021	48,014	−371
2022	47,638	−376
2023	47,297	−341
2024	47,277	−20
2025	47,308	+31

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.5 ±0.4: for men 32.8 ±0.7 and for women 34.6 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Minot city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	3,239 ±270	6.8% ±0.6	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,241 ±519	15.2% ±1.1	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,761 ±605	12.1% ±1.3	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	15,389 ±696	32.2% ±1.5	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,329 ±633	19.5% ±1.3	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,832 ±592	14.3% ±1.2	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,219 ±$3,822, and income per person $43,757 ±$2,743, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,657 ±$1,163 in North Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Minot city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	3,422 ±596	16.1% ±2.8	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,599 ±544	17.0% ±2.5	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,964 ±573	18.7% ±2.7	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,026 ±421	14.3% ±2.0	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,666 ±552	17.3% ±2.6	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,598 ±358	7.5% ±1.7	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,927 ±369	9.1% ±1.7	9.6% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Minot city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	5,180 ±867	11.1% ±1.9	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,019 ±323	9.8% ±3.0	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,992 ±566	11.0% ±2.0	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,169 ±362	13.0% ±3.9	9.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Minot city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Minot city	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	23,956 ±312	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.5% ±1.8	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.5% ±2.1	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.7% ±2.6	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.3% ±3.4	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$257,100 ±$12,320	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$973 ±$55	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±2	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Minot city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,784 ±341	7.9% ±0.7	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	37,527 ±507	78.5% ±1.1	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,155 ±272	4.5% ±0.6	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	936 ±124	2.0% ±0.3	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	971 ±243	2.0% ±0.5	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	12 to 172	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,324 ±446	4.9% ±0.9	4.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Minot city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	27,042 ±1,372	56.6% ±2.9	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	17,473 ±1,422	36.6% ±3.0	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,004 ±274	2.1% ±0.6	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,272 ±449	4.8% ±0.9	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	910 ±253	1.9% ±0.5	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,362 ±328	2.8% ±0.7	2.8% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Minot city among the places of North Dakota

4th of 13 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Places of North Dakota near Minot city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fargo city	131,627 ±53
Bismarck city	75,556 ±71
Grand Forks city	59,042 ±37
Minot city	47,791 ±34
West Fargo city	40,094 ±39
Williston city	28,056 ±24
Dickinson city	25,357 ±34
Mandan city	24,522 ±32
Jamestown city	15,787 ±54

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Reported crime in Minot city, North Dakota

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026