Mineral Point, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

2,559

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.4

1.85% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.51%

24.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$81,000

2.59% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Mineral Point, WI is home to a population of 2.56k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.391% of Mineral Point, WI residents were born outside of the country (10 people).

In 2024, there were 20.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.33k people) in Mineral Point, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 113 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 57 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Mineral Point, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mineral Point, WI was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mineral Point, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mineral Point, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.33k ± 87
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
113 ± 57
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
57 ± 44

2.23%

Hispanic Population

57 people

2.23% of the people in Mineral Point, WI are hispanic (57 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mineral Point, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

0.391%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

10 people

1.09%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

28 people

As of 2024, 0.391% of Mineral Point, WI residents (10 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mineral Point, WI was 1.09%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mineral Point, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
76 ± 45
Gulf War (2001-)
30 ± 28
Gulf War (1990s)
10 ± 16

Mineral Point, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.53 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mineral Point, WI.

Economy

The economy of Mineral Point, WI employs 1.34k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mineral Point, WI were Retail Trade (228 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (199 people), and Manufacturing (144 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($110,208), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($79,107), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($77,946).

Employment

Occupations

1.34k

2024 Value

± 181

−1.54%

1 Year decline

± 18.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mineral Point, WI declined at a rate of −1.54%, from 1.36k employees to 1.34k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mineral Point, WI, are Management Occupations (151 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (119 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (117 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mineral Point, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.34k

2024 Value

± 181

−1.54%

1 Year decline

± 18.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mineral Point, WI declined at a rate of −1.54%, from 1.36k employees to 1.34k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mineral Point, WI, are Retail Trade (228 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (199 people), and Manufacturing (144 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mineral Point, WI, though some of these residents may live in Mineral Point, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,419

Median earning men ± $8,951

$40,691

Median earning women ± $4,653

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,929), Public Administration ($66,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,107).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,727), Public Administration ($73,315), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,885).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mineral Point, WI was $212,200 in 2024, which is 0.638 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $213,000 to $212,200, a 0.376% decrease. The homeownership rate in Mineral Point, WI is 69.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mineral Point, WI have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mineral Point, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$212,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,483

$778

Median Property Taxes

±$122

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mineral Point, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mineral Point, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.2%

Homeownership

2024

50.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.2% of the housing units in Mineral Point, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mineral Point, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$81,000

Median Household Income

± $14,942

1.12k

Number of Households

± 170

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.12k households in Mineral Point, WI grew to $81,000 from the previous year's value of $78,958.

The following chart displays the households in Mineral Point, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mineral Point, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.5%)
Worked At Home (9.69%)
Walked (7.68%)

In 2024, 76.5% of workers in Mineral Point, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.69%) and those who walked to work (7.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mineral Point, WI have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.89% of the workforce in Mineral Point, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mineral Point, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mineral Point, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mineral Point, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.51% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mineral Point, WI (89 out of 2.53k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mineral Point, WI is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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