Language Spoken At Home in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 55,416 | 100% |
English only | 47,607 | 85.9% |
Language other than English | 7,809 | 14.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,157 | 5.7% |
Spanish | 7,455 | 13.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,040 | 5.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 251 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 66 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 60 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 43 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 59,351 | 100% |
American | 5,271 | 8.9% |
Arab | 42 | 0.1% |
Czech | 162 | 0.3% |
Danish | 129 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 885 | 1.5% |
English | 4,144 | 7.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,387 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 94 | 0.2% |
German | 6,470 | 10.9% |
Greek | 15 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 38 | 0.1% |
Irish | 5,026 | 8.5% |
Italian | 562 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 288 | 0.5% |
Polish | 245 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 13 | 0.0% |
Russian | 42 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 560 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 708 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 43 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 251 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 76 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 2 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 157 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 53 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 20,352 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,819 | 77.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,708 | 33.0% |
Married-couple family | 13,163 | 64.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,374 | 26.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 613 | 3.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 342 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,043 | 10.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 992 | 4.9% |
Nonfamily households | 4,533 | 22.3% |
Householder living alone | 3,872 | 19.0% |
65 years and over | 1,525 | 7.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,668 | 37.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,029 | 24.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 58,477 | 100% |
Householder | 20,352 | 34.8% |
Spouse | 13,136 | 22.5% |
Child | 18,606 | 31.8% |
Other relatives | 4,364 | 7.5% |
Nonrelatives | 2,019 | 3.5% |
Unmarried partner | 743 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 23,435 | 100% |
Never married | 6,082 | 26.0% |
Now married, except separated | 14,093 | 60.1% |
Separated | 355 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 495 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 2,410 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 23,225 | 100% |
Never married | 3,908 | 16.8% |
Now married, except separated | 13,678 | 58.9% |
Separated | 607 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 2,109 | 9.1% |
Divorced | 2,923 | 12.6% |
Fertility in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 671 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 120 | 17.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,610 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 562 | 34.9% |
Less than 1 year | 33 | 2.0% |
1 or 2 years | 314 | 19.5% |
3 or 4 years | 55 | 3.4% |
5 or more years | 160 | 9.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 562 | 100% |
Who are female | 372 | 66.2% |
Who are married | 346 | 61.6% |
School Enrollment in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,815 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 878 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 786 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,208 | 48.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,601 | 24.3% |
College or graduate school | 2,342 | 15.8% |
Educational Attainment in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 38,885 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,959 | 7.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,003 | 10.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 13,937 | 35.8% |
Some college, no degree | 9,808 | 25.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,996 | 5.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,483 | 11.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,699 | 4.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.9% |
Veteran Status in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 43,851 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,946 | 11.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 58,471 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,818 | 15.1% |
Under 18 years | 15,432 | 100% |
With a disability | 835 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 35,765 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,726 | 13.2% |
65 years and over | 7,274 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,257 | 44.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 58,729 | 100% |
Same house | 50,884 | 86.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,703 | 13.1% |
Same county | 3,596 | 6.1% |
Different county | 4,107 | 7.0% |
Same state | 3,106 | 5.3% |
Different state | 1,001 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 142 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 59,351 | 100% |
Native | 55,281 | 93.1% |
Born in United States | 54,959 | 92.6% |
State of residence | 40,901 | 68.9% |
Different state | 14,058 | 23.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 322 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 4,070 | 6.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,070 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 936 | 23.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,134 | 77.0% |
Year of Entry in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,392 | 100% |
Native | 322 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 322 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,070 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 71 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,999 | 98.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,070 | 100% |
Europe | 110 | 2.7% |
Asia | 135 | 3.3% |
Africa | 18 | 0.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 3,755 | 92.3% |
Northern America | 52 | 1.3% |