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Mingo JunctionOH

A town of 3,254. A typical home worth about $91K.

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Population
3,254
−3.1% since 2010
Typical home
$91K
−2% in a year
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
43.2
years
Jobs based here
629
A commuter town

What makes Mingo Junction stand out

The 3 things Mingo Junction does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Mingo Junction for work

Where Mingo Junction’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Steubenville Steubenville 20% 9% → Weirton Weirton 9% 5% → Wintersville Wintersville 5% 4% → Wheeling Wheeling 4% 3% → Findlay Findlay 3% 3% → Toronto Toronto 3% Mingo Junction · 4% stay
629jobs based in Mingo Junction
4%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Housing

A typical Mingo Junction home is worth about $91K

The typical Mingo Junction home is worth about $91,000, down 2% in a year, 64% below the Ohio typical home.

$91KZillow home value

Typical home value

Mingo Junction$91K
Ohio$249K
−2%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Mingo Junction

Most working residents leave Mingo Junction for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Steubenville (20%), Weirton (9%) and Wintersville (5%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Mingo Junction4%
Steubenville20%
Weirton9%
Wintersville5%
Wheeling4%
10 mi
median commute distance
629
jobs based in Mingo Junction
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Outdoors

1% of Mingo Junction is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1%conserved
1%
conserved · 19 of 1,823 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
#297
most walkable in OH
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Aracoma Park—21
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

Healthier than 7% of U.S. towns

Mingo Junction beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better17 too close to call15 worse
What stands outMingo JunctionOH
More adults with COPD11.3%8%
More smokers20.2%15.4%
More adults with heart disease9.3%7.1%
Trinity Medical Ctr East &trinity Medical Ctr West
2.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
7th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Mingo Junction has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring40–63°
Summer61–83°
Fall45–65°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.

59risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
59Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
7
paid flood claims since 1979
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Mingo Junction, Ohio 1899
1899 · Mingo Junction, Ohio 1899 · Wikimedia Commons
Mingo Junction’s story

Mingo Junction in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.

View of oil fieldOHMap-doton-Mingo JunctionCrawford expedition
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Famous people from Mingo Junction

6 notable people were born in Mingo Junction.

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About Mingo Junction

Village in Ohio, United States

Mingo Junction is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,347 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
3,347
Area
2.9 sq mi
Elevation
797 ft
ZIP code
43938

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