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Minot Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Minot Area is $29,673, which is about the same as the state average of $30,894 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Minot Area median household income is $58,918. On average Minot Area residents spend 18.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 16.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #94

Minot Area	29,673 USD
North Dakota	30,894 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Minot Area	30,754 USD
North Dakota	31,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Minot Area	37,340 USD
North Dakota	39,027 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Minot Area	24,065 USD
North Dakota	24,504 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #75

Minot Area	58,918 USD
North Dakota	55,579 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Minot Area	73,254 USD
North Dakota	73,272 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Minot Area	25.83%
North Dakota	60.61%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Minot Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Dakota and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Minot Area		North Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.88%	$16,503, see rank	26.32%	$18,250	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.02%	$17,263, see rank	26.44%	$16,587	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.27%	$2,889, see rank	1.81%	$3,634	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.18%	$25,176, see rank	11.87%	$19,829	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Minot Area	71,941 USD
North Dakota	72,770 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Minot Area	84,540 USD
North Dakota	90,140 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Minot Area	North Dakota	U.S.
White	$59,768, see rank	$57,619	$56,900
Black	$48,472, see rank	$29,012	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,071, see rank	$42,932	$42,396
Asian	$46,667, see rank	$44,537	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$21,889, see rank	$29,857	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$29,375, see rank	$53,667	$53,370
One Race, Other	$38,594, see rank	$53,073	$40,300
Two or More Races	$45,893, see rank	$39,351	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Minot Area	North Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$37,401, see rank	$30,154	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,471, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,914, see rank	$71,105	$65,027
65 or over	$36,067, see rank	$35,087	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Minot Area	North Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	58,671, see rank	563,755	248,775,628
Male¹	30,621, 52.19%, see rank	50.86%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	24,562, 80.21%, see rank	75.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,680, 8.75%, see rank	1.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	21,882, 71.46%, see rank	73.57%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	21,313, 97.40%, see rank	96.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	569, 2.60%, see rank	3.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,059, 19.79%, see rank	24.89%	30.72%
Female¹	28,050, 47.81%, see rank	49.14%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	18,019, 64.24%, see rank	65.66%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	236, 0.84%, see rank	0.24%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	17,783, 63.40%, see rank	65.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	17,319, 97.39%, see rank	97.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	464, 2.61%, see rank	2.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,031, 35.76%, see rank	34.34%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Minot Area	North Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	40,998, 100%	377,678	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	33,350, 81.35%, see rank	79.89%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,097, 9.99%, see rank	9.24%	9.59%
Public Transportation	71, 0.17%, see rank	0.55%	5.06%
Walked	1,332, 3.25%, see rank	3.87%	2.78%
Other Means	462, 1.13%, see rank	1.32%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,686, 4.11%, see rank	5.14%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Minot Area	18.0 minutes
North Dakota	16.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Minot Area	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	38,632	379,972	143,435,233
Male¹	21,313, 55.17%, see rank	53.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,408, 25.37%, see rank	31.93%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,638, 12.38%, see rank	10.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,064, 14.38%, see rank	14.92%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	408, 1.91%, see rank	2.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,182, 14.93%, see rank	12.45%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,610, 21.63%, see rank	19.47%	17.94%
Female¹	17,319, 44.83%, see rank	46.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,036, 34.85%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,673, 26.98%, see rank	24.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,748, 33.19%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	35, 0.20%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	90, 0.52%, see rank	0.45%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	693, 4.00%, see rank	4.20%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Minot Area	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	38,632, 100%	379,972	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,832, 9.92%, see rank	9.10%	1.96%
Construction	3,383, 8.76%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,353, 3.50%, see rank	6.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,697, 4.39%, see rank	3.31%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,905, 12.70%, see rank	11.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,292, 5.93%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	618, 1.60%, see rank	1.56%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,073, 5.37%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,445, 6.33%, see rank	6.56%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,354, 21.62%, see rank	24.83%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,250, 8.41%, see rank	7.99%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,558, 6.62%, see rank	5.01%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,872, 4.85%, see rank	4.41%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Minot Area	%	North Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,861	9.59%, see rank	11.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,180	6.45%, see rank	7.32%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.