Mineral is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 496 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mineral is the 336th largest community in Virginia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Mineral is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.99% of the Mineral workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Mineral is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mineral who work in office and administrative support (20.73%), maintenance occupations (8.54%), and food service (7.72%). One downside of living in Mineral is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mineral, the average commute to work is 32.31 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Mineral does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The rate of college-level education in Mineral is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.25% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Mineral in 2022 was $25,747, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,988 for a family of four. However, Mineral contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mineral is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mineral home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mineral residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mineral include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and British. The most common language spoken in Mineral is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
