Mineola is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,119 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mineola is the 390th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mineola is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mineola is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Mineola who work in office and administrative support (18.49%), healthcare suport services (10.50%), and teaching (8.36%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Mineola is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Mineola citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.71% of adults 25 and older in Mineola have a college degree. The per capita income in Mineola in 2022 was $36,240, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,960 for a family of four. However, Mineola contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mineola is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mineola home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mineola residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mineola also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mineola include Irish, English, German, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Mineola is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
