Wise County, Virginia Demographics

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Wise County is 18th in Virginia out of 134 other counties in Income below poverty line

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Wise County Rank Virginia US
Current population (2012) 40,918 42nd 8,185,867 313,914,040
Size in square miles 403.2 44th 39,490.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 102.8 67th 202.6 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Wise County Rank Virginia US
Residents younger than 5 5.6% 53rd 6.2% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.6% 74th 22.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.7% 89th 13.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Wise County Rank Virginia US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 70.9% 127th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 12.7% 110th 34.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Wise County Rank Virginia US
Race - White 93.4% 25th 71.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 5.1% 103rd 19.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 113th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 111th 6.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 79th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.0% 114th 2.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.2% 125th 8.4% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 92.3% 21st 64.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Wise County Rank Virginia US
Female residents 48.4% 119th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.7% 102nd 11.0% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Wise County Rank Virginia US
Housing units 17,875 44th 3,387,654 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 7.5% 72nd 21.4% 25.9%
Households 15,477 41st 2,991,025 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 70.0% 91st 68.4% 66.1%
Home median value $79,800 130th $254,600 $186,200
People per household 2.5 58th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 20 99th 27,278 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Wise County Rank Virginia US
Income per capita $18,458 119th $33,040 $27,915
Income per household $34,717 117th $63,302 $52,762
Income below poverty line 21.6% 18th 10.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Wise County Rank Virginia US
Non-farm private establishments 815 48th 191,063 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 11,355 46th 3,029,030 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,794 50th 638,643 27,092,908
Retail sales $438,617 49th $105,663,299 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,513 58th $13,687 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $40,082 57th $15,340,483 $613,795,732

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