Wise County is located in the North Texas Region of Texas. The County Seat is Decatur and the largest city is Decatur. The 2014 population estimate is 61,638 and the 2010 census population was 59,127. The land area is 904.42 square miles and there are 65.4 persons per square mile.
95.5% of the population is White, 1.5% is Black or African American, 18.2% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% is Asian, 1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.4% is two or more races. 83.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 16.1% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $121,900, there are 20,487 households, an average of 2.88 persons per household. The per capita income is $25,663, the median household income is $56,005, and 10.8% of the persons in Wise County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 6,538. Retail sales (in $1000) were $565,279, and sales per capita were $9,819. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 23.4%.
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| Wise County Wise County, Texas government official website. |
| Court Records Wise County civil, family, probate, and criminal case records, and court calendar. |
| Incident Reports Wise County Sheriff's Department searchable index of incident reports. |
| Inmates & Jail Bonds Wise County Sheriff's Department current and released inmate and jail bond records. |
| Property | CAD Wise County Appraisal District property search, tax rates, forms, exemptions. Address: Wise CAD, 400 E. Business 380, Decatur, TX 76234-3165. Phone: 940-627-3081 |
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