Mineola is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 21,225 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.32% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

One downside of living in Mineola is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mineola, the average commute to work is 31.65 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the village are by private automobile, Mineola is somewhat unusual for a village of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Mineola area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Mineola, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Mineola is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.87% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Mineola in 2018 was $61,837, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $247,348 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 12.53% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mineola include Italian, Irish, German, Portuguese, and Polish.

Mineola also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.54%.

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