Wise County, TX

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2023 Population
72,359
3.28% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
40
1.78% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
9.14%
0.679% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$89,897
5.28% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$277,200
11.6% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
34,829
1.37% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Wise County, TX had a population of 72.4k people with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $89,897. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Wise County, TX grew from 70,062 to 72,359, a 3.28% increase and its median household income grew from $85,385 to $89,897, a 5.28% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wise County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (73.8%), White (Hispanic) (10.7%), Other (Hispanic) (5.25%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (3.99%), and Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.07%).

None of the households in Wise County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.1% of the residents in Wise County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Wise County, TX was $277,200, and the homeownership rate was 82.5%.

Most people in Wise County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Wise County, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wise County, TX is home to a population of 72.4k people, from which 95.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 7.53% of Wise County, TX residents were born outside of the country (5.45k people).

In 2023, there were 6.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (53.4k people) in Wise County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.72k White (Hispanic) and 3.8k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%
2023 Citizenship
94.9%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 95.1% of Wise County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Wise County, TX was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wise County, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    53.4k ± 315
  2. White (Hispanic)
    7.72k ± 994
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    3.8k ± 985
20.6%
Hispanic Population
14.9k people

In 2023, there were 6.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (53.4k people) in Wise County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.72k White (Hispanic) and 3.8k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.6% of the people in Wise County, TX are hispanic (14.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wise County, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.53%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
5.45k people
7.38%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
5.17k people

As of 2023, 7.53% of Wise County, TX residents (5.45k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wise County, TX was 7.38%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,330 ± 214
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,068 ± 292
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    996 ± 218

Wise County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wise County, TX employs 34.8k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Wise County, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,211 people), Retail Trade (3,993 people), and Manufacturing (3,096 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($89,613), Public Administration ($84,732), and Utilities ($83,068).

Employment

Occupations

34.8k
2023 Value
± 1,436
1.37%
1 Year growth
± 5.96%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wise County, TX grew at a rate of 1.37%, from 34.4k employees to 34.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wise County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,459 people), Management Occupations (4,034 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,289 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wise County, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

34.8k
2023 Value
± 1,436
1.37%
1 Year growth
± 5.96%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wise County, TX grew at a rate of 1.37%, from 34.4k employees to 34.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wise County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,211 people), Retail Trade (3,993 people), and Manufacturing (3,096 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wise County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Wise County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$56,175
Median earning men ± $4,555
$37,120
Median earning women ± $3,543

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($104,625), Public Administration ($88,382), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,485).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($78,224), Construction ($56,250), and Manufacturing ($55,342).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 137
    Construction
  2. 112
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 99
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $177k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $169k
    Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
  3. $149k
    Manufacturing

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.71% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.64% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (5.75M), Some college (4.93M), and Bachelors Degree (4.37M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wise County, TX was $277,200 in 2023, which is 0.914 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $248,400 to $277,200, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Wise County, TX is 82.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Wise County, TX have an average commute time of 33.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wise County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Wise County, TX is $89,897. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Wise County, TX was Census Tract 1504.03, Wise County, TX with a value of $121,250, followed by Census Tract 1506.03, Wise County, TX and Census Tract 1501.01, Wise County, TX, with respective values of $101,462 and $100,074.

In 2024, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wise County, TX. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 0.0243%.

Housing

Property

$277,200
Median Property Value 2023
±$11,321
$20,289
Median Property Taxes
±$1,028

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wise County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wise County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

82.5%
Homeownership
2023
65.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 82.5% of the housing units in Wise County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.6%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 1504.03, Wise County, TX
  2. Census Tract 1506.03, Wise County, TX
  3. Census Tract 1501.01, Wise County, TX

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Wise County, TX was Census Tract 1504.03, Wise County, TX with a value of $121,250, followed by Census Tract 1506.03, Wise County, TX and Census Tract 1501.01, Wise County, TX, with respective values of $101,462 and $100,074.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Wise County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$89,897
Median Household Income
± $6,108
24.6k
Number of Households
± 1,166

In 2023, the median household income of the 24.6k households in Wise County, TX grew to $89,897 from the previous year's value of $85,385.

The following chart displays the households in Wise County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wise County, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (76.9%)
  2. Carpooled (11.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.96%)

In 2023, 76.9% of workers in Wise County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.5%) and those who worked at home (9.96%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

33.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wise County, TX have a longer commute time (33.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.93% of the workforce in Wise County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wise County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wise County, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wise County, TX. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 0.0243%.

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Poverty & Diversity

9.14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wise County, TX (6.47k out of 70.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wise County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2024, 11.6% of the children was living in poverty in Wise County, TX. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 4.9%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 162 in Wise County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 37.4 per 100,000 population.

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Health

85% of the population of Wise County, TX has health coverage, with 46.9% on employee plans, 11.8% on Medicaid, 12.6% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 1.65% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wise County, TX see 2,656 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.61% increase from the previous year (2,539 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1702 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,656 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wise County, TX

Primary care physicians in Wise County, TX see an average of 2,656 patients per year. This represents a 4.61% increase from the previous year (2,539 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Wise County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.1% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

15%
Uninsured
46.9%
Employer Coverage
11.8%
Medicaid
12.6%
Medicare
12.1%
Non-Group
1.65%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wise County, TX declined by 7.74% from 16.2% to 15%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 46.2 in Wise County, TX.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.5% in Wise County, TX.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 20.9% in Wise County, TX.

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