Mineola is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,017 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mineola is the 390th largest community in Texas.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.78% 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.

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

In terms of college education, Mineola is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.71% of adults 25 and older in Mineola have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mineola in 2022 was $36,240, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,960 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 24.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mineola include Irish, English, German, French, and European.

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