Language Spoken At Home in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 39,094 | 100% |
English only | 38,110 | 97.5% |
Language other than English | 984 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 349 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 547 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 261 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 186 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 65 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 98 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 153 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 16 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 41,361 | 100% |
American | 5,145 | 12.4% |
Arab | 141 | 0.3% |
Czech | 24 | 0.1% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 647 | 1.6% |
English | 3,617 | 8.7% |
French (except Basque) | 658 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 51 | 0.1% |
German | 3,423 | 8.3% |
Greek | 46 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 20 | 0.0% |
Irish | 5,137 | 12.4% |
Italian | 466 | 1.1% |
Lithuanian | 9 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 71 | 0.2% |
Polish | 248 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 23 | 0.1% |
Russian | 15 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,376 | 3.3% |
Scottish | 1,063 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 48 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 153 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 11 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 10 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 104 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 91 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 15,673 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,659 | 68.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,141 | 26.4% |
Married-couple family | 7,849 | 50.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,820 | 18.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 735 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 290 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,075 | 13.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,031 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 5,014 | 32.0% |
Householder living alone | 4,426 | 28.2% |
65 years and over | 1,514 | 9.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,874 | 31.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,265 | 27.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 38,470 | 100% |
Householder | 15,673 | 40.7% |
Spouse | 7,839 | 20.4% |
Child | 10,820 | 28.1% |
Other relatives | 2,318 | 6.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,820 | 4.7% |
Unmarried partner | 776 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 17,843 | 100% |
Never married | 6,436 | 36.1% |
Now married, except separated | 8,693 | 48.7% |
Separated | 538 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 382 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 1,794 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 16,516 | 100% |
Never married | 3,647 | 22.1% |
Now married, except separated | 7,929 | 48.0% |
Separated | 837 | 5.1% |
Widowed | 2,167 | 13.1% |
Divorced | 1,936 | 11.7% |
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 | 490 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 154 | 31.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 110 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,148 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 763 | 66.5% |
Less than 1 year | 107 | 9.3% |
1 or 2 years | 262 | 22.8% |
3 or 4 years | 167 | 14.5% |
5 or more years | 227 | 19.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 763 | 100% |
Who are female | 459 | 60.2% |
Who are married | 606 | 79.4% |
School Enrollment in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,995 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 325 | 3.6% |
Kindergarten | 608 | 6.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,713 | 41.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,104 | 23.4% |
College or graduate school | 2,245 | 25.0% |
Educational Attainment in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 28,592 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,713 | 13.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,448 | 15.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,240 | 32.3% |
Some college, no degree | 5,663 | 19.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,884 | 6.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,486 | 8.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,158 | 4.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 71.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.7% |
Veteran Status in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 32,750 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,052 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 39,201 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,374 | 23.9% |
Under 18 years | 8,564 | 100% |
With a disability | 371 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 24,916 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,963 | 23.9% |
65 years and over | 5,721 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,040 | 53.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 40,866 | 100% |
Same house | 35,874 | 87.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,944 | 12.1% |
Same county | 2,900 | 7.1% |
Different county | 2,044 | 5.0% |
Same state | 1,057 | 2.6% |
Different state | 987 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 48 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 41,361 | 100% |
Native | 40,686 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 40,542 | 98.0% |
State of residence | 30,363 | 73.4% |
Different state | 10,179 | 24.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 144 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 675 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 675 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 319 | 47.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 356 | 52.7% |
Year of Entry in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 819 | 100% |
Native | 144 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 144 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 675 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 24 | 3.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 651 | 96.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wise County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 675 | 100% |
Europe | 68 | 10.1% |
Asia | 145 | 21.5% |
Africa | 78 | 11.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 370 | 54.8% |
Northern America | 14 | 2.1% |