Tarrant County vs. Wise County

Tarrant County (TX)Wise County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)2,084,93168,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.1%15.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,810,65559,100
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,809,03459,127
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.3%24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.3%14.9%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.0%
White alone, percent73.0%94.9%
Black or African American alone, percent17.5%1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%1.1%
Asian alone, percent5.8%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent29.2%19.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent45.9%76.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018109,1824,922
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201816.0%7.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)778,97524,927
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201860.5%76.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$170,300$154,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,596$1,459
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$589$477
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,049$984
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.7%5.0%
Building permits, 201814,45983
Households, 2014-2018698,99522,080
Persons per household, 2014-20182.862.88
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.1%86.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201828.7%15.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.1%90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.3%75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.6%85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.5%17.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.2%12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent18.4%22.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.1%60.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.2%53.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,483,56975,925
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)45,771,009550,225
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)30,173,253658,034
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)28,908,781757,064
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,376$12,528
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.232.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,874$61,709
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,092$28,781
Persons in poverty, percent12.1%9.9%
Total employer establishments, 201742,1621,332
Total employment, 2017790,04818,305
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)38,541,935823,290
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.5%1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017178,3385,877
All firms, 2012173,3894,846
Men-owned firms, 201289,3522,923
Women-owned firms, 201266,2501,304
Minority-owned firms, 201271,133668
Nonminority-owned firms, 201296,3614,019
Veteran-owned firms, 201216,470534
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012149,2204,045
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.1%2.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200711.8%5.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.0%23.4%
Population per square mile, 20102,094.765.4
Land area in square miles, 2010863.61904.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

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