Jack County vs. Wise County

	Jack County (TX)	Wise County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,843	68,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.2%	15.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	9,044	59,100
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	9,044	59,127
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.8%	24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	14.9%
Female persons, percent	43.6%	50.0%
White alone, percent	93.0%	94.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.0%	1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	17.3%	19.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.8%	76.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	430	4,922
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	7.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,161	24,927
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.8%	76.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$83,000	$154,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,135	$1,459
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$399	$477
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$694	$984
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.0%	5.0%
Building permits, 2018	3	83
Households, 2014-2018	3,160	22,080
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.43	2.88
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.9%	86.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.1%	15.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.6%	90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	65.0%	75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.1%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.6%	17.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.8%	12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	24.4%	22.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.6%	60.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.2%	53.1%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	38,678	757,064
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,306	$12,528
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.9	32.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,700	$61,709
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,626	$28,781
Persons in poverty, percent	17.7%	9.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	230	1,332
Total employment, 2017	1,596	18,305
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	73,559	823,290
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-22.4%	1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	796	5,877
All firms, 2012	878	4,846
Men-owned firms, 2012	543	2,923
Women-owned firms, 2012	197	1,304
Minority-owned firms, 2012	74	668
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	783	4,019
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	65	534
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	766	4,045
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	5.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	23.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	9.9	65.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	910.66	904.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

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