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Mineral Wells, TX

15,049 Population
20.4 square miles 737.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.9 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 41.3 ±0.6
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.2 ±0.1

Economics

$25,216 ±$1,841 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: $31,890 ±$1,517
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $37,514 ±$130
$58,529 ±$5,835 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: $65,242 ±$2,873
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $73,035 ±$227

18.2% ±3.2% (2,675  ±476) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 15.8% † 4,473 (±2.1% / ±584)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 13.9% 3,990,326 (±0.1% / ±37,547)

29.3 minutes ±2.9 (174,640  ±20,876) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 29.6 328,340 (±1.8 / ±25,139)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.6 325,400,930 (±0.1 / ±1,041,657)

Families

5,209 ±268 Number of households
  • the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 10,640 ±319
  • Texas: 10,490,553 ±15,608
2.8 ±0.2 (14,711  ±69) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 2.7 28,282 (±0.1 / ±7)
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 28,634,506

6.1% ±2.7% (219  ±99) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 5.5% † 337 (±2.2% / ±137)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.7% 406,661 (±0.1% / ±6,428)

Housing

6,043 ±267 Number of housing units
  • the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 15,138 ±46
  • Texas: 11,654,971 ±1,030

$131,100 ±$12,858 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: $151,500 ±$9,858
  • about half the amount in Texas: $238,000 ±$621

14.3% ±3% (2,126  ±,445.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 12.8% † 3,625 (±2.4% / ±,680.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 14.7% 4,235,358 (±0.1% / ±32,193.8)

Social

82.8% ±4.8% (7,940  ±,528.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 87.5% 17,038 (±3.8% / ±,754.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 85.2% 16,118,614 (±0.2% / ±40,407)
12.7% ±2.1% (1,215  ±,200.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 18.1% 3,517 (±1.7% / ±,335.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 32.3% 6,101,787 (±0.1% / ±24,416.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.6% ±1.3% (1,147  ±198) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 5.1% 1,450
  • about half the rate in Texas: 17.1% 4,987,855

7.5% ±1.4% (844  ±160) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 8.5% † 1,869 (±1% / ±227)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6.5% 1,416,973 (±0.1% / ±11,246)
844 Total veterans ±160 796 Male ±159 48 Female ±43

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