Mandan

Population & Demographics

Mandan, ND

Mandan is home to 24,522 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 12,481 resident workers commute each day.

North DakotaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
24,522
people
Population

24,522 residents

Median age 36.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Mandan population & demographics

Who lives in Mandan — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
24,522
Median age
36.1yrs
Median household income
$71,780
Median home value
$259,800
Median gross rent
$1,083/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
30.2%
Poverty rate
9.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Mandan

How Mandan breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White83.8%
Hispanic or Latino5.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native5.0%
Two or more races2.4%
Black2.2%
Some other race0.6%
Asian0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Mandan

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Mandan.

Mandan at a glance
Employed Residents
12,481
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
5.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
25.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Bismarck
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Mandan proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Mandan commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

81
Commute Score

81 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Mandan

12,481 commutes, one dot at a time

Mandan

Where 12,481 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Mandan, by worker count.

1Bismarck5.2 mi6,566
2Mandan0.0 mi3,140
3Fargo192.9 mi245
4Minot98.9 mi221
5Dickinson90.2 mi157
6Williston158.3 mi101
7Grand Forks194.7 mi81
8Watford City130.9 mi34

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Mandan.

1Mandan0.0 mi3,140
2Bismarck5.2 mi2,893
3Dickinson90.2 mi192
4Fargo192.9 mi167
5Lincoln10.1 mi156
6Minot98.9 mi129
7Jamestown103.7 mi67
8Williston158.3 mi59

Top industries

The sectors that employ Mandan’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.2%
RTRetail Trade12.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.5%
MFManufacturing8.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.1%
EDEducational Services7.8%
COConstruction7.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.4%
WSWholesale Trade4.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Mandan

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps94%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Mandan

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