COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wise County

Texas · 34,679 residents · 904 sq mi

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Wise County is a county of 34,679 people in Texas. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 29% since 2000. The typical home is worth $48,600. Getting to work takes 28 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

34,679

−29%vs 2000

vs 48,793 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

904 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202475K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(2,628)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(2,646)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(2,902)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(2,604)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(1,937)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(5,474)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(5,270)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(3,890)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(3,013)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(2,447)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(1,477)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(391)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,885

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,933 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,307

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,729 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,600

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$338

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $484 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.2%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

20.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.1%(41,991)

Black1.2%(584)

Hispanic / Latino10.8%(5,248)

Asian0.2%(107)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(32,577)

Black1.4%(501)

Hispanic / Latino7%(2,421)

Asian0.4%(145)

Other4.2%(1,456)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.8%(14,129)

Puerto Rican0.8%(599)

Central American0.2%(179)

Cuban0.1%(112)

South American0.1%(110)

Ecuadorian0.1%(79)

Salvadoran0.1%(75)

Guatemalan0.1%(47)

Spaniard0.1%(47)

Honduran0%(36)

Costa Rican0%(21)

Colombian0%(21)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0%(6)

Venezuelan0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(173)

Filipino0.1%(111)

Chinese0.1%(61)

Vietnamese0.1%(57)

Pakistani0.1%(52)

Nepalese0.1%(40)

Japanese0%(34)

Thai0%(10)

Korean0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0%(17)

Samoan0%(9)

Ancestry

English12.3%(9,197)

German11.2%(8,436)

Irish8.3%(6,211)

American6.4%(4,810)

Scottish1.8%(1,366)

French1.4%(1,084)

Italian1.3%(1,010)

Polish1.3%(979)

Dutch1%(758)

Norwegian0.8%(630)

Swedish0.6%(437)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(401)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(398)

Danish0.4%(335)

Czech0.4%(288)

Russian0.3%(261)

Subsaharan African0.3%(200)

British0.3%(193)

French Canadian0.2%(158)

Arab0.1%(108)

Portuguese0.1%(92)

West Indian0.1%(85)

Lebanese0.1%(81)

Ethiopian0.1%(79)

Swiss0.1%(69)

Austrian0.1%(56)

Greek0.1%(56)

Romanian0.1%(53)

Ukrainian0.1%(53)

Hungarian0.1%(48)

Finnish0.1%(40)

Guyanese0%(35)

Canadian0%(34)

Lithuanian0%(31)

Palestinian0%(27)

Belgian0%(16)

Nigerian0%(16)

Brazilian0%(12)

Slovak0%(9)

Jamaican0%(5)

Latvian0%(4)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(4)

Croatian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.1%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.3 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 27.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.3%(8,538)

Married58.5%(17,618)

Widowed3.4%(1,020)

Divorced9.8%(2,962)

Women 15+

Never married20.3%(6,049)

Married57.9%(17,289)

Widowed8.7%(2,592)

Divorced13.1%(3,914)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.9%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 20.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.8%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)28.8%(1,428)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.9%(1,583)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.1%(1,390)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(93)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(22)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,955 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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