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. Minot Air Force Base 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 Air Force Base, where the median household income is $65,571.00.
The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Minot Air Force Base, employing 22.53% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Healthcare and Public Service industries employ 23.58% and 11.25% of the civilian workforce, respectively.
Because there are quite a few people attending college in Minot Air Force Base, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Minot Air Force Base provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Minot Air Force Base’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Minot Air Force Base spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 11.91 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
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.
In terms of college education, Minot Air Force Base is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.72% of adults in Minot Air Force Base have a college 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.