Minot is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 36,580 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Minot is the fourth largest community in North Dakota.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Minot is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Minot is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Minot who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.28%), sales jobs (13.92%), and teaching (7.98%).

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.

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 13.34 minutes getting to work every day.

Minot has public transportation that is used by many people for their daily commute to and from work: primarily, this consists of people taking taxis.

Minot Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Minot is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 24.07% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Minot in 2000 was $18,011, which is upper middle income relative to North Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,044 for a family of four.

The people who call Minot home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Minot is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Minot include German, Norwegian, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Minot is English.