Minot Air Force Base is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 5,017 people and two associated neighborhoods, Minot Air Force Base is the 15th largest community in North Dakota. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Minot Air Force Base, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Minot Air Force Base, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Minot Air Force Base’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Minot Air Force Base does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $65,571.00.
22.53% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Minot Air Force Base. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Healthcare and Public Service industries respectively employ 23.58% and 11.25% of the civilian workforce.
Minot Air Force Base is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Minot Air Force Base enrolled in college, Minot Air Force Base has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Minot Air Force Base’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 11.91 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small town, Minot Air Force Base doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Minot Air Force Base citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.72% of adults in Minot Air Force Base have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Minot Air Force Base in 2022 was $22,116, which is low income relative to North Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,464 for a family of four. However, Minot Air Force Base contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Minot Air Force Base is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Minot Air Force Base home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Minot Air Force Base residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Minot Air Force Base also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.13% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Minot Air Force Base include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Minot Air Force Base is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.