Mineola is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 4,541 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Mineola is the 365th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities, Mineola isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mineola are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mineola is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mineola who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.42%), sales jobs (12.60%), and food service (9.36%).

Mineola is a very car-oriented city. 98.4% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Mineola is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Mineola has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small city, Mineola does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Mineola Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Mineola rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.65% of adults 25 and older in Mineola have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Mineola in 2000 was $15,945, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,780 for a family of four.

Mineola is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mineola home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mineola is White, followed by 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 13.50% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Mineola include English, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Mineola is English. Some people also speak Spanish.