Population 60,939
State Texas
Current Time
Area 904.42 mi²
Zip Codes 76234, 76426
Per capita income $25,532

Cities in Wise County

Briar, Bridgeport, Decatur, Big Stone Gap

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.1 %
White alone, percent, 2013 95.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 10.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$565,279
Total number of firms, 2007 6,538
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.4 %
Population, 2013 estimate 60,939
Households, 2008-2012 20,352
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 3.1 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 4,789
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $25,532
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 14.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 12.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 18,302
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 30.5 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 1.5 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.4 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 904.42 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 59,127
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $121,400
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$376,535
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,226
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 18.2 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $55,492
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 25.4 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$59,273
Female persons, percent, 2013 49.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 4,946
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 82.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.5 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 6.9 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.87
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 15.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 86.6 %
Population, 2010 59,127
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 5.8 %
Population per square mile, 2010 65.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 78.3 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 79.9 %
Housing units, 2013 23,685
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,819
Building permits, 2012 33
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$418,384
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %