Demographics of Wise County, Texas

Wise County, Texas had 83,778 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +14,847 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wise County, in four figures

83,778
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +21.5%
Change since July 2020: +14,847 people.; 39.5 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $93,421 ±$4,689
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Wise County, Texas's population grew 21.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wise County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Wise County, Texas's population grew 21.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wise County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	68,931	100.0	100.0
2021	71,872	104.3	100.2
2022	74,888	108.6	100.7
2023	78,012	113.2	101.6
2024	81,292	117.9	102.5
2025	83,778	121.5	103.1

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Population of Wise County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	68,931	+314	+21	0	+307
2021	71,872	+2,941	−66	+23	+3,141
2022	74,888	+3,016	+56	+42	+2,776
2023	78,012	+3,124	+64	+89	+2,913
2024	81,292	+3,280	+141	+121	+2,997
2025	83,778	+2,486	+140	−8	+2,380

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.5 ±0.5: for men 38.3 ±0.6 and for women 40.6 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wise County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	4,363 ±48	5.8% ±0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	14,042 ±564	18.7% ±0.8	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,745 ±421	7.7% ±0.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,229 ±573	25.6% ±0.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	19,968 ±665	26.6% ±0.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,658 ±642	15.5% ±0.9	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $93,421 ±$4,689, and income per person $38,827 ±$1,157, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wise County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,619 ±416	10.4% ±1.6	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,803 ±465	15.1% ±1.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,474 ±508	13.8% ±2.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,768 ±444	15.0% ±1.7	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,160 ±529	20.5% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,164 ±405	12.6% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,147 ±408	12.5% ±1.6	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wise County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	6,536 ±1,149	8.9% ±1.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,956 ±423	10.8% ±2.3	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,920 ±511	7.6% ±1.3	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,660 ±360	9.9% ±2.1	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wise County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wise County	Texas	United States
Housing units	27,530 ±48	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.3% ±1.6	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.7% ±1.6	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.4% ±1.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.6% ±1.6	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$304,900 ±$12,837	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,299 ±$69	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wise County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,852 ±0	21.1% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	54,653 ±357	72.9% ±0.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,219 ±203	1.6% ±0.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	527 ±90	0.7% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	220 ±82	0.3% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	62 to 316	0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,332 ±420	3.1% ±0.6	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wise County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	48,968 ±1,213	65.3% ±1.6	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,073 ±1,212	25.4% ±1.6	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	966 ±328	1.3% ±0.4	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,998 ±483	8.0% ±0.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,348 ±357	3.1% ±0.5	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,650 ±511	4.9% ±0.7	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Wise County among the counties of Texas

51st of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Wise County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Henderson County	88,595	+7.5%
Angelina County	88,154	+1.9%
Orange County	86,266	+1.8%
Coryell County	85,592	+3.0%
Walker County	83,842	+9.5%
Wise County	83,778	+21.5%
San Patricio County	72,053	+4.7%
Harrison County	71,956	+4.6%
Hood County	70,501	+13.6%
Waller County	69,858	+21.9%
Starr County	66,319	+0.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026