Wise County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	36%

This county:	9.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	6.7%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.8%), Manufacturing (13.5%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

Wise County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Wise County, Texas:

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 24,580	(50.4%)
Females: 24,213	(49.6%)

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Wise County:	2.8 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county	$44,256
Texas:	$42,139

Wise County	$121,396
Texas:	$106,000

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 131
• Burglaries: 267
• Thefts: 408
• Auto thefts: 18

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 146
• Burglaries: 244
• Thefts: 431
• Auto thefts: 20

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wise County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $651 a month.

Cities in this county include: Briar, Decatur, Bridgeport, Runaway Bay, Boyd, Alvord, Chico, Newark, New Fairview, Aurora.

Neighboring counties: Cooke County , Denton County , Jack County , Montague County , Parker County , Tarrant County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Wise County: Lake Bridgeport Youth Camp (A), Cross Timbers National Grassland Field Headquarters (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Wise County include: Pleasant Grove Church Number 1 (A), Pleasant Grove Church Number 2 (B), Pleasant Valley Church (C), Pleasant View Church (D), Central Baptist Church (E), Red Bud Church (F), Annaville Church (G), Audubon Church (H), Corinth Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Greenwood Cemetery (1), East Mound Cemetery (2), Valley View Cemetery (3), Jonestown Cemetery (4), Annas Chapel Cemetery (5), Annaville Cemetery (6), Thomas-Norwood Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Peach Hill Lake (A), Lake Bridgeport (B), Black Creek Reservoir (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 12d Reservoir (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 12c Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 8 Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 11g Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Watson Branch (A), Hog Branch (B), Sandy Creek (C), Lola Creek (D), Rock Hole Hollow Branch (E), Ramsey Creek (F), Hackberry Creek (G), Pringle Creek (H), Oxford Water Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.1%
Texas:	4.4%

Current college students: 1,230
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,481 (33% naturalized citizens)

Wise County:	5.1%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 33.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,117
• One, attached: 132
• Two: 152
• 3 or 4: 162
• 5 to 9: 198
• 10 to 19: 52
• 20 or more: 181
• Mobile homes: 6,098
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 150

Housing units in Wise County with a mortgage: 3,778 (170 second mortgage, 217 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,902

Wise County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/2/1999, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused $600,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,133 (77%) Carpooled: 3,532 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 63 (0%) Motorcycle: 34 (0%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 388 (2%) Other means: 205 (1%) Worked at home: 753 (3%)

9.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,850 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.62%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.68% relocated from other counties in Texas ($33,366 average AGI)
1.94% relocated from other states ($8,484 average AGI)

Wise County:	1.94%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Tarrant County, TX	2.77% ($45,339 average AGI)
from Denton County, TX	1.04% ($45,699)
from Parker County, TX	0.64% ($32,681)
from Dallas County, TX	0.42% ($38,378)
from Montague County, TX	0.35% ($37,967)
from Jack County, TX	0.13% ($51,696)
from Johnson County, TX	0.13% ($34,545)

9.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,871 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.00%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.36% relocated to other counties in Texas ($29,769 average AGI)
1.64% relocated to other states ($5,102 average AGI)

Wise County:	1.64%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Tarrant County, TX	2.84% ($38,164 average AGI)
to Denton County, TX	1.05% ($36,514)
to Parker County, TX	0.70% ($30,598)
to Montague County, TX	0.39% ($33,147)
to Dallas County, TX	0.22% ($49,256)
to Johnson County, TX	0.18% ($43,188)
to Collin County, TX	0.15% ($49,923)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,772 (4,992 aged, 780 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 43,278 (11,339 male householders, 2,131 female householders)

  11,535 spouses, 15,465 children (13,491 natural, 384 adopted, 1,590 stepchildren), 883 grandchildren, 268 brothers or sisters, 240 parents, 760 other relatives, 657 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,359 (1,837 male householders (1,482 living alone)), 1,873 female householders (1,678 living alone)), 649 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,156 (1,103 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,497 2-persons, 2,966 3-persons, 2,784 4-persons, 1,383 5-persons, 525 6-persons, 315 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,160 1-person, 480 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

89.1% of residents of Wise County speak English at home.
10.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (42% speak English very well, 58% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $176,576,000 ($3179 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,077,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $96,967,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,904,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $504,000
Federal grants: $33,197,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,091,000 ($1,500,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,913,000 ($223,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $641,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $28,174,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,574,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	40 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+109 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.37 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.6
State:	3.8

51% of Wise County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Texas.

Wise County:	50.9%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 34896
• Northeast: 825
• Midwest: 3271
• South: 4475
• West: 2595

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,800

Here:	3.9%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	6.4%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	17.4%
Texas:	15.4%