Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Mineola's standout: it has 18 miles of trail and 44% conserved land. Overall it grades C, 333rd among Texas's 640 graded towns. Natural-hazard risk is low. Its weakest subject is incomes: the median household income is $53K, and 12% of residents live below the poverty line. 44% of the land in Mineola is conserved, where Texas’ towns sit at 1.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Mineola has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mineola Downtown Historic District.
Where Mineola beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Mineola Pri | PK–3 | 621 |
| Mineola Int | 4–5 | 252 |
| Mineola Middle | 6–8 | 388 |
44.4% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Mineola is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,175 in 1880, 4,823 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1960 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mineola, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Mineola.
Mineola carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Texas (mostly inland flooding), keeps more of its land conserved than most of Texas and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns.
Its 2,977 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Texas towns. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #4 of 642 in Texas.
18 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Mineola’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Texas’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Mineola Civic Center and RV Park, at 37 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine River | 14.6 mi | 2,995 |
| 2. Mineola Civic Center and RV Park | 0.3 mi | 37 |
| 3. Iron Horse Square | 0.2 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Mineola ISD. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Mineola H S, with 492 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineola PriLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 621 | – |
| Mineola H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 492 | A− |
| Mineola MiddleTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 388 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 90% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $246 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Mineola’s FEMA risk score is 14 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 28% of residents (13% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 29% of residents (38% statewide). Mineola has grown 16% since 2020, to 5,537 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Mineola is 41.3 years.
| Mineola | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41.3 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 26% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 23% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Mineola | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.2% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.9% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.3% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.5% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.8% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The Mineola weather station records that about 99 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. The Mineola weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 235 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 79% of Texas places with climate records.
Mineola has mild winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 35° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Mineola for work: only 19% work in town. Jobs based in Mineola grew to 2,419 in 2023, 469 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Tyler (12%), Dallas (3%) and Quitman (3%).
| Mineola | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median property tax bill is $1,766, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Mineola home is worth about $263,000, down 2.1% in a year, 11% below the Texas typical home. 56% of Mineola households own their home.
| Mineola | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $931 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 6,792 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mineola’s, it is healthier than 79%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Mineola beats the Texas average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Mineola.
| Mineola | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Mineola | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 14.7% | 19.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.3% | 74.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Mineola; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Mineola residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
2 places in Mineola on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Mineola.
City in Texas, United States
Mineola is a city in the U.S. state of Texas in Wood County. It lies 26 miles north of Tyler. Its population was 4,823 at the 2020 census. The town was incorporated as the railroads arrived in 1873. A railroad official, Ira H. Evans, combined the names of his daughter, Ola, and her friend, Minnie Patten, to create the city name Mineola.
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Mineola grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #333 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, C+ for safety and B+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($60,300 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
Mineola was incorporated in 1873 and has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 8 notable people were born here, including Noble Willingham and Willie Brown Jr..
