CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mineral City

Ohio · 575 residents · 0.70 sq mi

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Mineral City is home to 575 people in Ohio. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $32,300. The population has fallen 32% since 2000. Renters pay $289 a month at the median. Households here earn about 17% less than in Ohio as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

575

−32%vs 2000

vs 841 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

+1%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.70 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024538

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(54)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(52)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(29)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(28)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(88)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(102)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.1%(41)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(53)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(54)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(20)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,875

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,526 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,117

−32%vs 2000

vs $13,498 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.5%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,300

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$289

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $411 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.0%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

35.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(820)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(12)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(575)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

German37.4%(201)

Irish25.3%(136)

Italian6.1%(33)

English5.4%(29)

American3.7%(20)

Welsh2.6%(14)

Hungarian2%(11)

Swedish2%(11)

French Canadian1.7%(9)

French1.5%(8)

British1.3%(7)

Czech1.3%(7)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1.3%(7)

Scottish1.3%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.8%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.9%

−12.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.5%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.8 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 20.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.2%(95)

Married40%(90)

Widowed4.9%(11)

Divorced12.9%(29)

Women 15+

Never married28.7%(69)

Married39.2%(94)

Widowed13.8%(33)

Divorced18.3%(44)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−20.8 ptssince 2013

from 25.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.7%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.4%

+13.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.5%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.8%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 62.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.7%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era77.4%(24)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 31 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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