Wise County Demographics

People QuickFacts Wise County Texas
Population, 2010 59,127 25,145,561
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 21.2% 20.60%
Population, 2000 48,793 20,851,820
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.7% 7.70%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 26.1% 27.30%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 12.3% 10.30%
Female persons, percent, 2010 49.6% 50.40%
   
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 88.7% 70.40%
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.1% 11.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.8% 0.70%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 3.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.10%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.1% 2.70%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 17.1% 37.60%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 79.7% 45.30%
   
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009 85.7% 80.80%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 6.2% 15.80%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 13.0% 33.60%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 80.1% 79.30%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 15.2% 25.40%
Veterans, 2005-2009 4,710 1,621,077
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 29.8 24.7
   
Housing units, 2010 23,781 9,977,436
Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 82.0% 64.70%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 4.9% 24.30%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 $116,200 $118,900
Households, 2005-2009 18,149 8,269,046
Persons per household, 2005-2009 3.11 2.81
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 $23,135 $24,318
Median household income, 2009 $54,017 $48,286
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 10.6% 17.10%
   
Business QuickFacts Wise County Texas
Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 1,230 519,028
Private nonfarm employment, 2009 16,439 8,925,096
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 50.5% 11.20%
Nonemployer establishments, 2009 4,681 1,844,130
   
Total number of firms, 2007 6,538 2,164,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.90%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 5.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.10%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.1% 20.70%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.4% 28.20%
   
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 376,535 593,541,502
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 418,384 424,238,194
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 565,279 311,334,781
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,819 $13,061
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 59,273 42,054,592
Building permits, 2010 26 88,461
Federal spending, 2009 257,382 216,379,449
   
Geography QuickFacts Wise County Texas
Land area in square miles, 2010 904.42 261,231.71
Persons per square mile, 2010 65.4 96.3
FIPS Code 497 48
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area  

Source: U.S. Census Bureau