Mineola is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 21,305 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mineola is the 84th largest community in New York.

Mineola home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Mineola real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Mineola is also a village of artists. Mineola has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mineola’s character.

Also of interest is that Mineola has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.77% 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.

In addition, Mineola is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

In Mineola, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.83 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Mineola use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Mineola‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

If knowledge is power, Mineola is a pretty powerful place. 54.99% of the adults in Mineola have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Mineola in 2022 was $65,425, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $261,700 for a family of four.

Mineola is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. 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 Asian. Mineola also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.62% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mineola include Italian, Irish, German, Portuguese, and Polish.

In addition, Mineola has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (28.37%).

The most common language spoken in Mineola is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.