Wise County, VA Population

Overview

36,531

Total Population

41.5

Median age

47.21%

Female population %

111.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

51.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

477

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Wise County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wise County is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wise County's population under 18 was 19.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wise County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wise County, 15.80% were under the age of 15, 19.71% aged 15 to 29, 46.37% aged 30 to 64, 16.40% aged 65 to 84, and 1.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,035 less females than males in Wise County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.21% females and 52.79% males in Wise County, VA.
The Wise County, VA gender ratio is 111.8:100 i.e. 111.8 men to 100 women (1.118).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,590.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,545.

Wise County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wise County population: 91.62% are White, 5.56% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.53% are Asian, 0.47% are some other race and 1.66% are multiracial.
Wise County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 477 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 36,054 (98.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wise County is White with a population of 33,469 (91.62% of the total population).

Wise County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 42,102 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wise County's population decreased by 528 (1.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wise County's population decreased by 5,513 (13.26%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wise County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 35,421.