Minerva is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 3,925 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Minerva is the 362nd largest community in Ohio.

When you are in Minerva, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.8% of Minerva's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Minerva is a village of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Minerva who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.71%), sales jobs (10.45%), and food service (6.74%).

One of the benefits of Minerva is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.28 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small village, Minerva doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Minerva Information and Demographics

The citizens of Minerva have a very low rate of college education: just 9.46% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Minerva in 2000 was $16,853, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,412 for a family of four.

The people who call Minerva home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Minerva is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Minerva include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Minerva is English.