Wise County vs. Parker County

	Wise County (TX)	Parker County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	68,305	138,371
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.6%	18.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	59,100	116,957
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	59,127	116,927
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.8%	24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.9%	15.4%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	50.2%
White alone, percent	94.9%	94.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.6%	1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.7%	12.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.3%	82.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,922	10,392
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.2%	4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	24,927	50,820
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.9%	77.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$154,000	$198,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,459	$1,676
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$477	$524
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$984	$991
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.0%	6.7%
Building permits, 2018	83	698
Households, 2014-2018	22,080	44,255
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.88	2.90
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.8%	86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	15.3%	9.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.2%	92.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.6%	83.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.1%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.5%	26.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.5%	8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	22.7%	15.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.7%	62.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.1%	55.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	75,925	151,984
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	550,225	582,938
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	658,034	779,119
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	757,064	1,772,733
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,528	$14,808
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.5	31.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,709	$74,625
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,781	$34,705
Persons in poverty, percent	9.9%	8.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,332	2,773
Total employment, 2017	18,305	28,629
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	823,290	1,139,260
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.3%	0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,877	13,548
All firms, 2012	4,846	11,139
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,923	6,088
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,304	3,364
Minority-owned firms, 2012	668	1,422
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,019	9,219
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	534	1,211
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,045	9,149
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	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.1%	4.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.4%	24.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	65.4	129.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	904.42	903.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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