Population 40,589
State Virginia
Current Time
Area 403.19 mi²
Zip Codes 24219
Per capita income $18,693

Cities in Wise County

Briar, Bridgeport, Decatur, Big Stone Gap

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 93.1 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 24.1 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$438,617
Total number of firms, 2007 2,794
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Population, 2013 estimate 40,589
Households, 2008-2012 15,673
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -2.1 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,558
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $18,693
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 2.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 7.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 12,166
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 22.5 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 5.4 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.1 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 403.19 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 41,452
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $82,400
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 809
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.2 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $35,120
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 20.1 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$40,082
Female persons, percent, 2013 48.2 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,052
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 71.5 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.3 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.6 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.45
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.2 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 12.7 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.8 %
Population, 2010 41,452
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 7.2 %
Population per square mile, 2010 102.8
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 92.0 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 69.4 %
Housing units, 2013 17,682
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,513
Building permits, 2012 20
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$496,136
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %