Wise County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Wise County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Wise County, TX is a largely residential exurban county of 81,275 people that grew 11.9% over five years, reflecting sustained in-migration likely tied to its proximity to the Dallas–Fort Worth metro. The workforce of roughly 52,400 labor-force participants skews toward working-class occupations, with only 20.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $43,086, keeping labor costs relatively contained. A homeownership rate of 82.5%, median home value of $277,200, and median household income of $93,421 point to an owner-occupied, middle-income population, though a mean commute of 34.3 minutes suggests many residents work outside the county.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+11.9% since 2018
Wise County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone60,127 (80.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race5,586 (7.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone4,845 (6.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,026 (2.7%)
- Black or African American Alone1,273 (1.7%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone568 (0.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish10,237
- 2.Other Indo-European226
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island188
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic130
- 5.German or other West Germanic114
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,964
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,796
- 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,590
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities3,256
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)2,876
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations12,422
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations8,530
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,739
- 4.Service Occupations5,025
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,067
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.