One downside of living in Mineral is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mineral, the average commute to work is 32.31 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Mineral doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Mineral with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.25% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mineral in 2018 was $25,747, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,988 for a family of four. However, Mineral contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mineral is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mineral home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mineral residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mineral include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and British.
The most common language spoken in Mineral is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
