Editing Wise County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860 = 3160
| 1870 = 1450
| 1880 = 16601
| 1890 = 24134
| 1900 = 27116
| 1910 = 26450
| 1920 = 23363
| 1930 = 19178
| 1940 = 19074
| 1950 = 16141
| 1960 = 17012
| 1970 = 19687
| 1980 = 26575
| 1990 = 34679
| 2000 = 48793
| 2010 = 59127
| 2020 = 68631
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 78097
| estref = 
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=May 12, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2 /> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2 />
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Wise County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Wise County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48497&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wise County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48497&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wise County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48497&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|41,991
|47,122
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50,495
|86.06%
|79.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73.57%
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|584
|573
|style='background: #ffffe6; |657
|1.20%
|0.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.96%
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|309
|341
|style='background: #ffffe6; |474
|0.63%
|0.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.69%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|107
|234
|style='background: #ffffe6; |372
|0.22%
|0.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.54%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|21
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.04%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|20
|35
|style='background: #ffffe6; |172
|0.04%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|513
|695
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,756
|1.05%
|1.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.02%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5,248
|10,112
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,694
|10.76%
|17.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.95%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''48,793'''
|'''59,127'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''68,632'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

In 2000 there were 48,793 people, 17,178 households, and 13,467 families were residing in the county.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|54|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 19,242 housing units averaged {{convert|21|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 91.01% White, 1.23% Black, 0.75% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 5.07% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. About 10.76% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. By 2020, its population increased to 68,632;<ref name="2020CensusP2" /> the racial and ethnic makeup of the county in 2020 was predominantly [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], and Hispanic or Latino American of any race.

A [[Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy|Williams Institute]] analysis of [[2010 United States Census|2010 census data]] found about 3.4 [[Same-sex relationship|same-sex couples]] per 1,000 households in the county.<ref name=newyorktimes>{{citation |title=Where Same-Sex Couples Live|date=June 26, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/upshot/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-where-same-sex-couples-live.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0|newspaper=The New York Times|last1=Leonhardt|first1=David|last2=Quealy|first2=Kevin}}</ref>

'''American Community Survey 2023 Data'''

The United States Census Bureau estimated that in 2023, Wise County’s population was 78,097. It was also estimated that the county was 21.5% Hispanic or Latino, 73.5% NH White, 1.8% NH Black, 0.6% NH Asian, 0.7% NH Native American, 0.1% NH Pacific Islander, 1.7% NH Multiracial.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=County Population by Characteristics: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-detail.html |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Census.gov |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Race'''
|'''Total'''
|'''Percentage'''
|-
|''Hispanic or Latino''
|16,789
|21.5%
|-
|''NH White''
|57,409
|73.5%
|-
|''NH Black''
|1,428
|1.8%
|-
|''NH Asian''
|506
|0.6%
|-
|''NH Native American''
|564
|0.7%
|-
|''NH Pacific Islander''
|57
|0.1%
|-
|''NH Multiracial''
|1,344
|1.7%
|}