Minot is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 47,373 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Minot is the fourth largest community in North Dakota. Minot has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Minot, where the median household income is $77,431.00.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Minot, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Also of interest is that Minot has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One of the benefits of Minot is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.30 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The overall education level of Minot citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.90% of adults in Minot have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Minot in 2022 was $43,915, which is upper middle income relative to North Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $175,660 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 French.

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