Mandan is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 24,788 people and five associated neighborhoods, Mandan is the eighth largest community in North Dakota.

Mandan real estate is some of the most expensive in North Dakota, although Mandan house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Of important note, Mandan is also a city of artists. Mandan has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mandan’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.89% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.73 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Mandan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Mandan citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.21% of adults in Mandan have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mandan in 2022 was $46,905, which is wealthy relative to North Dakota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,620 for a family of four. However, Mandan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Mandan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.