Denton County vs. Wise County

	Denton County (TX)	Wise County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	859,064	68,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	29.7%	15.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	662,554	59,100
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	662,614	59,127
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.7%	24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.2%	14.9%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.0%
White alone, percent	76.3%	94.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.6%	1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	9.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.5%	19.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	58.3%	76.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	41,061	4,922
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.0%	7.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	319,948	24,927
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.5%	76.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$255,300	$154,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,935	$1,459
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$744	$477
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,171	$984
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.3%	5.0%
Building permits, 2018	8,479	83
Households, 2014-2018	283,250	22,080
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.81	2.88
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.8%	86.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.1%	15.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.5%	90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	90.1%	75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.5%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	44.5%	17.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.9%	22.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	72.8%	60.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.5%	53.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,138,787	75,925
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,886,892	550,225
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	16,900,016	658,034
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,273,978	757,064
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,698	$12,528
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.0	32.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$83,376	$61,709
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,535	$28,781
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	9.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	15,125	1,332
Total employment, 2017	221,569	18,305
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,910,815	823,290
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.6%	1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	75,410	5,877
All firms, 2012	63,243	4,846
Men-owned firms, 2012	33,618	2,923
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,404	1,304
Minority-owned firms, 2012	18,305	668
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	43,019	4,019
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	5,417	534
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	55,295	4,045
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.3%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.6%	5.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.1%	23.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	754.3	65.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	878.43	904.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Denton county (TX) and Wise county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.