Wise County vs. Montague County

Wise County (TX)Montague County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)68,30519,596
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.6%-0.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)59,10019,720
Population, Census, April 1, 201059,12719,719
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.8%22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.9%22.0%
Female persons, percent50.0%50.9%
White alone, percent94.9%95.6%
Black or African American alone, percent1.6%0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%1.4%
Asian alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent19.7%11.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent76.3%85.5%
Veterans, 2014-20184,9221,624
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.2%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,92710,310
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.9%71.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$154,000$112,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,459$1,205
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$477$447
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$984$819
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20135.0%9.0%
Building permits, 2018838
Households, 2014-201822,0807,995
Persons per household, 2014-20182.882.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.8%84.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201815.3%10.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.2%85.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.6%69.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.1%85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.5%15.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.5%12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent22.7%23.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.7%56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.1%47.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)75,92516,166
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)658,03435,224
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)757,064192,568
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,528$9,842
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.524.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$61,709$51,774
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,781$28,457
Persons in poverty, percent9.9%13.8%
Total employer establishments, 20171,332438
Total employment, 201718,3053,619
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)823,290165,769
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.3%-3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,8771,967
All firms, 20124,8462,153
Men-owned firms, 20122,9231,305
Women-owned firms, 20121,304449
Minority-owned firms, 201266860
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,0192,049
Veteran-owned firms, 2012534347
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,0451,549
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.4%31.5%
Population per square mile, 201065.421.2
Land area in square miles, 2010904.42930.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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