Mineola is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,017 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mineola is the 390th largest community in Texas.Mineola is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.78% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. As is often the case in a small city, Mineola doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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.
