Texas · Census place 48684
Mineral Wells city, TX
Quick answer
Mineral Wells city has 15,130 residents, ranking #207 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $54,210, the median home is worth $146,100 and median gross rent runs $1,004 a month.
- Population
- 15,130Mineral Wells city residents
- Median household income
- $54,210Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $146,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,004Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mineral Wells city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mineral Wells city median would spend about 22.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.8% of residents and 54.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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