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Minot, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Minot is a Census city of 47,791 people across 27.70 square miles of land, in Ward County. Median household income is $73,219, 56.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 45 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $23.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Minot
What Minot is
- Census place typecity
- Land area27.7 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,725
- County holding the largest share of its areaWard County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Minot
How many people live in Minot
- Population47,791
- Median age33.5
- Population under 1810,480
- Share under 1821.9 percent
- Population 65 and over6,832
- Share 65 and over14.3 percent
- Households21,202
- Family households11,561
- Share of households that are families54.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Minot
Income and work in Minot
- Median household income$73,219
- Per capita income$43,757
- Civilian labor force24,489
- Employed23,647
- Unemployed842 plus or minus 265
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over31,550
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Minot
- Housing units23,956
- Occupied units21,202
- Vacant units2,754
- Vacancy rate11.5 percent
- Owner occupied12,020
- Renter occupied9,182
- Ownership rate56.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$257,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$973
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent
- Single family units13,292
- Share single family55.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,629
- Share in buildings of two or more36.0 percent
- Mobile homes2,035 plus or minus 409
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Minot gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute24,323
- Commuting under 15 minutes12,608
- Share commuting under 15 minutes51.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,803
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.6 percent
- Drove alone77.2 percent
- Carpooled13.5 percent
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home5.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Minot
SBA loans in Minot (7(a))
- Approvals45
- Gross approval$22,963,300
- Average approval$510,296
- Median approval$137,300
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,674,000
- Largest approval$4,911,500
- Jobs supported454
- Jobs per approval10.1
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full7
- Charged off1
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises22.2 percent
- Distinct lenders18
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Minot, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Minot
SBA loans in Minot (504)
- Approvals66
- Gross approval$50,891,000
- Average approval$771,076
- Median approval$408,500
- Largest approval$4,284,000
- Jobs supported709
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Charged off3
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Minot, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 15 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Minot
- NFIP communityCity of Minot
- NFIP community number385367
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date02/15/02
The City of Minot participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 385367 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ward County, not Minot
Ward County context, not Minot figures
- Establishments in Ward County2,043
- Covered employment, Ward County31,358
- Average annual pay, Ward County$60,491
- Housing units permitted, Ward County130
Every figure in this section is published for Ward County as a whole and is not a measurement of Minot.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Minot questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Minot, North Dakota?
47,791, in 21,202 households. Minot city covers 27.70 square miles of land, which is 1,725 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Minot in?
Ward County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Minot?
$73,219. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $257,100. Median gross rent is $973 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Minot businesses?
45 7(a) approvals totaling $23.0 m since FY2020, across 18 lenders, median approval $137,300, plus 66 504 approvals worth $50.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Minot, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Minot borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Minot. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Minot in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Minot appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Minot, city of, community 385367, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Minot figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ward County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Minot.
Is zoning published for Minot?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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