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Mineral Wells, TX

14,925 Population
20.4 square miles 731.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.8 ±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 ±0.1

Economics

$23,396 ±$1,707 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: $28,600 ±$1,382
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $34,255 ±$134
$53,385 ±$5,307 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: $59,796 ±$3,248
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $67,321 ±$214

16.2% ±2.8% (2,352  ±402) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 13.9% † 3,887 (±2.2% / ±628)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 14% 3,965,117 (±0.1% / ±39,408)

27.1 minutes ±2.7 (157,685  ±19,395) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 27.5 302,170 (±2 / ±25,432)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 26.6 325,335,260 (±0.1 / ±1,164,079)

Families

5,058 ±273 Number of households
  • the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 10,383 ±362
  • Texas: 10,239,341 ±15,384
2.9 ±0.2 (14,580  ±155) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 2.7 28,066 (±0.1 / ±147)
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.8 28,293,548

5.2% ±2.5% (184  ±88) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 5.4% † 320 (±2.4% / ±141)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.7% 401,736 (±0.1% / ±6,321)

Housing

6,058 ±293 Number of housing units
  • the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 15,102 ±72
  • Texas: 11,433,880 ±1,306

$112,900 ±$8,559 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: $127,600 ±$9,978
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $202,600 ±$599

16.4% ±3.8% (2,410  ±564.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 13.2% † 3,706 (±2.6% / ±726.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 14.9% 4,237,650 (±0.1% / ±32,280)

Social

83.6% ±4.9% (8,066  ±539.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 86.9% 16,813 (±4% / ±775.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 84.8% 15,793,288 (±0.2% / ±39,237.5)
13.3% ±2.3% (1,287  ±228.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 17.5% † 3,382 (±1.8% / ±356.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 31.5% 5,871,195 (±0.1% / ±25,404.1)

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

8.5% ±1.4% (1,275  ±215) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 5.9% † 1,676 (±0.7% / ±206)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 17% 4,904,169 (±0.1% / ±24,977)

9% ±1.6% (1,016  ±179) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area: 9.7% † 2,105 (±1.3% / ±284)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 6.7% 1,426,641 (±0.1% / ±10,418)
1,016 Total veterans ±179 966 Male ±160 50 Female ±56

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