Minot is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 47,759 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Minot is the fourth largest community in North Dakota. Much of the housing stock in Minot was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Minot economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Minot, where the median household income is $75,545.00.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Minot. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Minot spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.57 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

In terms of college education, Minot is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.96% of adults in Minot have a college degree.

The per capita income in Minot in 2022 was $41,662, which is upper middle income relative to North Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,648 for a family of four. However, Minot contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Minot is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Minot home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Minot residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Minot include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Minot is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.