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Mingo Junction is a small town of 3,254 people in Jefferson County, Ohio. It's about 6 miles from Weirton, WV and 35 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $879 a month.
3,254people
$104kTypical home
$879/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
23"Snow
194Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,254
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,210 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 6 mi to Weirton, WV
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$656/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (950 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PIT airport
- 23 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 994 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 247 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+44 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk