County population in 2016: 64,176 (28% urban, 72% rural); it was 48,793 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 10,281 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,360 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 13,974 Renter-occupied apartments: 4,374 (it was 3,204 in 2000)
% of renters here:
19%
State:
36%
Land area: 905 sq. mi.
Water area: 18.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 71 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Wise County: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $58,290 ($41,933 in 1999)
This county:
$58,290
Texas:
$56,565
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $724 (lower quartile is $509, upper quartile is $914)
This county:
$724
State:
$809
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $150,183 (it was $82,300 in 2000)
Wise:
$150,183
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,223 - $251,637 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,390 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $479
Institutionalized population: 980
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,649 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,720 (1.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 11.7%
Wise County:
11.7%
Texas:
15.6%
(9.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 3.4% for Black residents, 22.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 3.0% for American Indian residents, 14.1% for other race residents, 10.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 39.1 years old
(Males: 38.3 years old, Females: 39.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.6 years old, Black residents: 35.4 years old, American Indian residents: 54.7 years old, Asian residents: 40.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.3 years old, Other race residents: 38.9 years old)
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.
Current college students: 1,230 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,958 (33.3% naturalized citizens)
Wise County:
7.7%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 449
2000 to 2009: 1,223
1990 to 1999: 1,271
1980 to 1989: 580
1970 to 1979: 518
Before 1970: 263
Note: State values scaled to Wise County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 16,163
One, attached: 346
Two: 260
3 or 4: 266
5 to 9: 362
10 to 19: 134
20 to 49: 114
50 or more: 35
Mobile homes: 6,740
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 138
Housing units in Wise County with a mortgage: 9,206 (186 second mortgage, 339 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 7,448
Here:
56.3% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Wise County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
18,959
101
Mainline Protestant
2,572
11
Catholic
2,280
2
Other
568
1
None
34,748
-
Wise County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
Wise County:
1.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
This county:
0.87 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
Wise County:
5.22 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 33
This county:
5.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Wise County:
8.5%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Wise County:
29.1%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
15.1%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Wise County:
Average size of farms: 183 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $12,352 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $89.11 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.98% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.29% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18,209 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.21% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.59% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25,863 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.77% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.16 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.95% Corn for grain: 709 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 8430 harvested acres Vegetables: 844 harvested acres Land in orchards: 3,326 acres
Earthquake activity:
Wise County-area historical earthquake activity is near Texas state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 179.5 miles away from Wise County center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 123.2 miles away from the county center On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 108.6 miles away from the county center On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 391.2 miles away from the county center On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 117.0 miles away from Wise County center On 11/15/1990 at 11:44:41, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 107.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: August 30, 2011 to December 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4029: September 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 4029, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Texas Extreme Wildfire Threat, Incident Period: November 27, 2005 to May 14, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1624: January 11, 2006, FEMA Id: 1624, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Saddleback Fire, Incident Period: January 03, 2000, Fire Management Assistance Declared: January 03, 2000, FEMA Id: 2289, Natural disaster type: Fire
7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Wise County (17) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 7, Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Hurricanes: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
Education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Sales and related occupations (12%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
Management occupations (8%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
Personal care and service occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (79%)
Honduras (3%)
Germany (2%)
Canada (2%)
France (1%)
Philippines (1%)
Cuba (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wise County (%):
American (16%)
German (8%)
Irish (7%)
English (5%)
Scottish (2%)
European (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 17,316 (78.7%)
Carpooled: 2,609 (11.9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0.0%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 164 (0.7%)
Bicycle: 29 (0.1%)
Walked: 186 (0.8%)
Worked at home: 1,785 (8.1%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Wise County, Texas in 2000:
518 people in state prisons
276 people in nursing homes
200 people in other types of correctional institutions
82 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
24 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
24 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
11 people in homes for the mentally ill
3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in Wise County, Texas in 2010:
746 people in state prisons
206 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
28 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $56,050.
8.58% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,097 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.58%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.88% relocated from other counties in Texas ($34,310 average AGI)
1.70% relocated from other states ($8,788 average AGI)
Wise County:
1.70%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.99% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,004 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.99%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.36% relocated to other counties in Texas ($30,410 average AGI)
1.63% relocated to other states ($7,594 average AGI)
Wise County:
1.63%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wise County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,088 (6,017 aged, 1,071 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,932 (20%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Wise County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (567)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (543)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (252)
Congestive heart failure (234)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (219)
Unspecified dementia (198)
Pneumonia, unspecified (119)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (118)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.8 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,389 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 153 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35,087
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,213 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 806 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 56
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 117.8. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 85.7
Other - 32.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 64,176
In family households: 56,224 (8,898 male householders, 7,742 female householders)
13,373 spouses, 20,026 children (18,500 natural, 416 adopted, 1,103 stepchildren), 1,702 grandchildren, 875 brothers or sisters, 888 parents, 1,645 other relatives, 1,004 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,917 (2,558 male householders (1,938 living alone)), 2,769 female householders (2,444 living alone)), 1,589 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,032
Size of family households: 7,544 2-persons, 3,547 3-persons, 2,973 4-persons, 1,614 5-persons, 526 6-persons, 453 7-or-more-persons.
10,749 married couples with children.
3,062 single-parent households (653 men, 2,409 women).
84.6% of residents of Wise speak English at home.
14.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $176,576,000 ($3,179 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,499
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 2,249
Here:
40 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +558
Here:
+10 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +6,174
Here:
+109 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Wise County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.37 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)
Note: State values scaled to Wise County population
no vehicle: 234
1 vehicle: 3,327
2 vehicles: 7,505
3 vehicles: 3,701
4 vehicles: 1,289
5+ vehicles: 674
no vehicle: 427
1 vehicle: 2,281
2 vehicles: 1,845
3 vehicles: 411
4 vehicles: 185
5+ vehicles: 165
87% of Wise County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Texas.
Wise County:
87.1%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 44,191
Other state: 14,298
Northeast: 984
Midwest: 3,976
South: 5,435
West: 3,932
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