Minot, North Dakota demographics

Minot, ND demographics: median age 33.5; 29.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Minot city, North Dakota · Incorporated city · GEOID 3853380. The survey estimates a population of 47,791 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Minot is 33.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 21,202 households (±511). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.5 ±0.4	35.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,791
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Under 18	10,480 ±585	21.9% ±1.2 pp	23.5%	22.0%
18–34	14,767 ±742	30.9% ±1.6 pp	25.3%	22.8%
35–64	15,712 ±837	32.9% ±1.8 pp	34.7%	38.0%
65 and older	6,832 ±592	14.3% ±1.2 pp	16.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,791
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Male	24,932 ±313	52.2% ±0.7 pp	51.2%	49.5%
Female	22,859 ±306	47.8% ±0.6 pp	48.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,791
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
White alone	38,008 ±509	79.5% ±1.1 pp	83.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,638 ±449	5.5% ±0.9 pp	3.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,091 ±285	2.3% ±0.6 pp	4.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,015 ±171	2.1% ±0.4 pp	1.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	2 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,084 ±353	2.3% ±0.7 pp	1.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,953 ±663	8.3% ±1.4 pp	5.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,791
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,007 ±341	92.1% ±0.7 pp	95.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,784 ±341	7.9% ±0.7 pp	4.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 21,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,745 ±687	41.2% ±3.1 pp	45.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,145 ±360	5.4% ±1.7 pp	4.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,671 ±364	7.9% ±1.7 pp	7.3%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	7,595 ±670	35.8% ±3.0 pp	34.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,046 ±449	9.7% ±2.1 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 21,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,672 ±468	26.8% ±2.1 pp	27.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	15,530 ±616	73.2% ±2.3 pp	72.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 21,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	7,595 ±670	35.8% ±3.0 pp	34.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,293 ±718	34.4% ±3.3 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,432 ±452	11.5% ±2.1 pp	12.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,998 ±379	9.4% ±1.8 pp	10.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,335 ±353	6.3% ±1.7 pp	5.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	290 ±169 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	259 ±153 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,791
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Native	45,519 ±450	95.2% ±0.9 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,272 ±449	4.8% ±0.9 pp	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 44,552
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
English only	41,963 ±497	94.2% ±1.0 pp	93.3%	77.7%
Spanish	1,079 ±276	2.4% ±0.6 pp	2.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	191 ±136 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	80 ±71 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	61 ±91 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	170 ±101 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	42 ±38 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	82 ±72 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	15 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	413 ±180	0.9% ±0.4 pp	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	177 ±99 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Arabic	50 ±78 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	229 ±178 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 31,550
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,800 ±412	5.7% ±1.3 pp	6.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	9,310 ±804	29.5% ±2.5 pp	25.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,030 ±849	25.5% ±2.7 pp	21.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,042 ±446	9.6% ±1.4 pp	14.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,585 ±839	20.9% ±2.6 pp	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,783 ±507	8.8% ±1.6 pp	9.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 47,244
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Same house	37,236 ±1,069	78.8% ±2.2 pp	84.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,772 ±746	10.1% ±1.6 pp	7.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,776 ±793	5.9% ±1.7 pp	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,199 ±591	4.7% ±1.3 pp	4.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	261 ±117	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.9% of Minot residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.5% in North Dakota and 8.4% nationally. 89.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Minot	North Dakota	U.S.	Compared with North Dakota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.9% ±1.3 pp	6.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.4% ±1.9 pp	88.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.4% ±1.2 pp	7.1%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Minot . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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