Mineral Wells, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2020 Population
28,792
0.883% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2020 Median Age
40.8
0.493% 1-year increase
2020 Poverty Rate
13.8%
23.9% 1-year decrease
2020 Median Household Income
$55,986
11.6% 1-year growth
2020 Median Property Value
$115,700
8.13% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Mineral Wells, TX had a population of 28.8k people with a median age of 40.8 and a median household income of $55,986. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Mineral Wells, TX grew from 28,540 to 28,792, a 0.883% increase and its median household income grew from $50,154 to $55,986, a 11.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mineral Wells, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.4%), White (Hispanic) (16.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.38%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.94%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.84%).

None of the households in Mineral Wells, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.2% of the residents in Mineral Wells, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Mineral Wells, TX was $115,700, and the homeownership rate was 74.5%.

Most people in Mineral Wells, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Mineral Wells, TX was 2 cars per household.

Mineral Wells, TX borders Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX and Stephenville, TX.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Mineral Wells, TX is home to a population of 28.8k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2020, 6.54% of Mineral Wells, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.88k people).

In 2020, there were 4.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.4k people) in Mineral Wells, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.79k White (Hispanic) and 686 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.2%
2020 Citizenship
95.8%
2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 96.2% of Mineral Wells, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Mineral Wells, TX was 95.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mineral Wells, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    21.4k ± 240
  2. White (Hispanic)
    4.79k ± 295
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    686 ± 82
19.9%
Hispanic Population
5.74k people

In 2020, there were 4.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.4k people) in Mineral Wells, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.79k White (Hispanic) and 686 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

19.9% of the people in Mineral Wells, TX are hispanic (5.74k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Mineral Wells, TX as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.54%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
1.88k people
7.05%
2019 Foreign-Born Population
2.01k people

As of 2020, 6.54% of Mineral Wells, TX residents (1.88k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mineral Wells, TX was 7.05%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    931 ± 139
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    398 ± 153
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    338 ± 124

Mineral Wells, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.34 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Mineral Wells, TX employs 12.4k people. The largest industries in Mineral Wells, TX are Manufacturing (1,472 people), Construction (1,406 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,345 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($62,477), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($60,888), and Utilities ($51,667).

Occupations

12.4k
2020 Value
± 781
5.74%
1 Year growth
± 8.34%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Mineral Wells, TX grew at a rate of 5.74%, from 11.8k employees to 12.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mineral Wells, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,667 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,154 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,140 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mineral Wells, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

12.4k
2020 Value
± 781
5.74%
1 Year growth
± 8.34%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Mineral Wells, TX grew at a rate of 5.74%, from 11.8k employees to 12.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mineral Wells, TX, are Manufacturing (1,472 people), Construction (1,406 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,345 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mineral Wells, TX, though some of these residents may live in Mineral Wells, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,869
Median earning men ± $3,575
$30,586
Median earning women ± $3,678

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($67,292), Information ($62,656), and Public Administration ($60,139).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($50,896), Public Administration ($40,274), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,564).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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8.45%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Texas. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 158
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 153
    Manufacturing
  3. 135
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $292B
  2. $210B
  3. $178B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $292B, followed by Gasoline ($210B) and Fuel oils ($178B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.36T
2020 Value in Texas
$4.5T
Projected 2050 Value in Texas
90.9% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.36T. This is expected to increase 90.9% to $4.5T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $78.1B
  2. $76.4B
  3. $74.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $78.1B, followed by California with $76.4B and Michigan and $74.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

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John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2020, 1.35% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.35% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (5.56M), Some college (5.02M), and Bachelors Degree (3.9M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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The median property value in Mineral Wells, TX was $115,700 in 2020, which is 0.503 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $107,000 to $115,700, a 8.13% increase. The homeownership rate in Mineral Wells, TX is 74.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Mineral Wells, TX have an average commute time of 26.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mineral Wells, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Mineral Wells, TX is $55,986. In 2020, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Mineral Wells, TX was Rockwall County, TX with a value of $105,956, followed by Collin County, TX and Fort Bend County, TX, with respective values of $100,541 and $100,189.

Property

$115,700
Median Property Value 2020
±$5,703
$7,703
Median Property Taxes
±$543

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 Wells, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

74.5%
Homeownership
2020
64.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2020

In 2020, 74.5% of the housing units in Mineral Wells, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.7%.

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

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2020, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Mineral Wells, TX was Rockwall County, TX with a value of $105,956, followed by Collin County, TX and Fort Bend County, TX, with respective values of $100,541 and $100,189.

The following map shows all of the counties in Mineral Wells, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,986
Median Household Income
± $2,625
10.3k
Number of Households
± 624

In 2020, the median household income of the 10.3k households in Mineral Wells, TX grew to $55,986 from the previous year's value of $50,154.

The following chart displays the households in Mineral Wells, TX 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mineral Wells, TX is from Texas.
0.478
2020 Wage GINI in Texas
0.48
2019 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2020, the income inequality in Texas was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020
  1. Drove Alone (76%)
  2. Carpooled (12.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.07%)

In 2020, 76% of workers in Mineral Wells, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.7%) and those who worked at home (7.07%).

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.

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Commute Time

26.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mineral Wells, TX have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 5.18% of the workforce in Mineral Wells, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

13.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mineral Wells, TX (3.92k out of 28.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mineral Wells, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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.

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83% of the population of Mineral Wells, TX has health coverage, with 36.1% on employee plans, 15.9% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 14% on non-group plans, and 2.33% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Texas was $6,998 in 2014. This is a 5.06% increase from the previous year ($6,661).

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1642 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1642 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1677 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 827 patients per year.

Daily New Cases by Date

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This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Texas, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,642 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,642 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,642 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Texas across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.7% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

17%
Uninsured
36.1%
Employer Coverage
15.9%
Medicaid
14.7%
Medicare
14%
Non-Group
2.33%
Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mineral Wells, TX declined by 13% from 19.5% to 17%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mineral Wells, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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