Mineola is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,380 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 construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mineola who work in office and administrative support (15.49%), management occupations (8.28%), and teaching (7.87%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.96% 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. As is often the case in a small city, Mineola doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Mineola who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.97% of adults in Mineola have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Mineola in 2022 was $41,034, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,136 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 28.47% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mineola include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Mineola is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
