About Minden

Minden is a somewhat small town located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 8,273 people and just one neighborhood, Minden is the 19th largest community in Nevada.

Minden is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Minden is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Minden who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.87%), management occupations (14.82%), and sales jobs (8.23%).

Minden is a very car-oriented town. 97.38% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Minden is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Minden has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Minden does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Minden Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Minden is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 22.63% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Minden in 2000 was $26,291, which is wealthy relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,164 for a family of four.

The people who call Minden home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Minden is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Minden include German, English, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, French, Scottish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Minden is English. Some people also speak Spanish.