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Population (2000): 40,123
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 463 / 470 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,046.465 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 3.053 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 19,000.000 acres (76.874 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 140
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 44.30%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 6.40%
Farm earnings (2005): $570,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 6,000,000 / 5,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 12.60%
Physicians (2004): 59
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 2 (189)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 9,110
Federal Spending (2004): $394,074

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	30,538	38.00%
Rural, Farm	345	0.43%
Rural, Non-farm	49,478	61.57%

Wise County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Wise County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	15,415	13,736	1,680	10.90%	109
1991	16,023	13,891	2,131	13.30%	133
1992	16,368	13,885	2,483	15.17%	151
1993	16,200	14,095	2,104	12.99%	130
1994	15,952	13,980	1,973	12.37%	124
1995	16,380	13,599	2,781	16.98%	168
1996	15,092	12,730	2,362	15.65%	156
1997	14,914	13,205	1,709	11.46%	114
1998	14,757	13,273	1,484	10.06%	100
1999	14,776	13,472	1,304	8.82%	88
2000	16,051	15,378	673	4.19%	42
2001	16,320	15,554	766	4.69%	47
2002	16,998	15,998	1,000	5.88%	59
2003	17,482	16,479	1,003	5.74%	57
2004	17,066	16,188	879	5.15%	52
2005	17,347	16,531	816	4.71%	47
2006	17,344	16,575	769	4.44%	44
2007	17,515	16,821	694	3.96%	40
2008	17,556	16,666	890	5.07%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	15,787	13,859	1,928	12.21%	122
Feb 1990	15,659	13,926	1,733	11.07%	111
Mar 1990	15,456	13,701	1,755	11.35%	114
Apr 1990	15,187	13,618	1,569	10.33%	103
May 1990	15,380	13,730	1,650	10.73%	107
Jun 1990	15,774	13,956	1,818	11.53%	115
Jul 1990	15,057	13,527	1,530	10.16%	102
Aug 1990	15,485	13,534	1,951	12.60%	126
Sep 1990	15,548	13,796	1,752	11.27%	113
Oct 1990	15,164	13,758	1,406	9.27%	93
Nov 1990	15,177	13,642	1,535	10.11%	101
Dec 1990	15,307	13,780	1,527	9.98%	100

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	15,782	13,896	1,886	11.95%	120
Feb 1991	15,549	13,656	1,893	12.17%	122
Mar 1991	15,832	13,857	1,975	12.47%	125
Apr 1991	15,937	13,936	2,001	12.56%	126
May 1991	16,002	13,783	2,219	13.87%	139
Jun 1991	16,367	13,987	2,380	14.54%	145
Jul 1991	15,969	13,612	2,357	14.76%	148
Aug 1991	15,958	13,714	2,244	14.06%	141
Sep 1991	16,161	14,002	2,159	13.36%	134
Oct 1991	16,234	14,130	2,104	12.96%	130
Nov 1991	16,148	14,066	2,082	12.89%	129
Dec 1991	16,331	14,057	2,274	13.92%	139

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	16,431	13,845	2,586	15.74%	157
Feb 1992	16,190	13,731	2,459	15.19%	152
Mar 1992	16,291	13,891	2,400	14.73%	147
Apr 1992	16,084	13,942	2,142	13.32%	133
May 1992	16,431	14,009	2,422	14.74%	147
Jun 1992	16,946	14,010	2,936	17.33%	173
Jul 1992	16,080	13,694	2,386	14.84%	148
Aug 1992	15,995	13,646	2,349	14.69%	147
Sep 1992	16,216	13,821	2,395	14.77%	148
Oct 1992	16,637	13,942	2,695	16.20%	162
Nov 1992	16,544	13,998	2,546	15.39%	154
Dec 1992	16,565	14,089	2,476	14.95%	149

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	16,546	13,842	2,704	16.34%	163
Feb 1993	16,306	13,896	2,410	14.78%	148
Mar 1993	16,308	14,065	2,243	13.75%	138
Apr 1993	16,109	13,969	2,140	13.28%	133
May 1993	16,181	14,053	2,128	13.15%	132
Jun 1993	16,470	14,167	2,303	13.98%	140
Jul 1993	16,020	13,868	2,152	13.43%	134
Aug 1993	16,195	13,994	2,201	13.59%	136
Sep 1993	16,187	14,263	1,924	11.89%	119
Oct 1993	16,212	14,395	1,817	11.21%	112
Nov 1993	15,910	14,251	1,659	10.43%	104
Dec 1993	15,952	14,381	1,571	9.85%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	16,307	14,114	2,193	13.45%	134
Feb 1994	16,289	14,086	2,203	13.52%	135
Mar 1994	16,039	14,034	2,005	12.50%	125
Apr 1994	16,160	14,214	1,946	12.04%	120
May 1994	16,305	14,157	2,148	13.17%	132
Jun 1994	16,321	14,224	2,097	12.85%	128
Jul 1994	15,417	13,565	1,852	12.01%	120
Aug 1994	15,605	13,583	2,022	12.96%	130
Sep 1994	15,765	13,777	1,988	12.61%	126
Oct 1994	15,964	14,037	1,927	12.07%	121
Nov 1994	15,704	13,994	1,710	10.89%	109
Dec 1994	15,551	13,970	1,581	10.17%	102

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	15,695	13,716	1,979	12.61%	126
Feb 1995	15,650	13,727	1,923	12.29%	123
Mar 1995	15,760	13,831	1,929	12.24%	122
Apr 1995	15,904	13,991	1,913	12.03%	120
May 1995	16,016	13,876	2,140	13.36%	134
Jun 1995	16,359	13,872	2,487	15.20%	152
Jul 1995	16,380	13,364	3,016	18.41%	184
Aug 1995	16,891	13,295	3,596	21.29%	213
Sep 1995	17,709	13,518	4,191	23.67%	237
Oct 1995	17,131	13,433	3,698	21.59%	216
Nov 1995	16,674	13,320	3,354	20.12%	201
Dec 1995	16,390	13,246	3,144	19.18%	192

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	15,582	12,493	3,089	19.82%	198
Feb 1996	15,156	12,477	2,679	17.68%	177
Mar 1996	14,903	12,485	2,418	16.22%	162
Apr 1996	15,068	12,721	2,347	15.58%	156
May 1996	15,542	12,845	2,697	17.35%	174
Jun 1996	15,375	12,850	2,525	16.42%	164
Jul 1996	14,913	12,480	2,433	16.31%	163
Aug 1996	14,603	12,446	2,157	14.77%	148
Sep 1996	15,014	12,838	2,176	14.49%	145
Oct 1996	15,051	13,087	1,964	13.05%	130
Nov 1996	14,975	13,043	1,932	12.90%	129
Dec 1996	14,925	12,994	1,931	12.94%	129

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	15,359	13,190	2,169	14.12%	141
Feb 1997	15,223	13,237	1,986	13.05%	130
Mar 1997	15,175	13,416	1,759	11.59%	116
Apr 1997	14,847	13,420	1,427	9.61%	96
May 1997	15,321	13,402	1,919	12.53%	125
Jun 1997	15,361	13,339	2,022	13.16%	132
Jul 1997	14,593	12,764	1,829	12.53%	125
Aug 1997	14,471	12,744	1,727	11.93%	119
Sep 1997	14,901	13,193	1,708	11.46%	115
Oct 1997	14,591	13,260	1,331	9.12%	91
Nov 1997	14,652	13,319	1,333	9.10%	91
Dec 1997	14,478	13,175	1,303	9.00%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	14,859	13,378	1,481	9.97%	100
Feb 1998	14,836	13,362	1,474	9.94%	99
Mar 1998	14,893	13,506	1,387	9.31%	93
Apr 1998	14,672	13,455	1,217	8.29%	83
May 1998	15,038	13,452	1,586	10.55%	105
Jun 1998	15,310	13,428	1,882	12.29%	123
Jul 1998	14,607	12,917	1,690	11.57%	116
Aug 1998	14,604	12,915	1,689	11.57%	116
Sep 1998	14,784	13,240	1,544	10.44%	104
Oct 1998	14,711	13,286	1,425	9.69%	97
Nov 1998	14,459	13,187	1,272	8.80%	88
Dec 1998	14,310	13,148	1,162	8.12%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	14,882	13,663	1,219	8.19%	82
Feb 1999	14,846	13,598	1,248	8.41%	84
Mar 1999	14,798	13,729	1,069	7.22%	72
Apr 1999	14,773	13,612	1,161	7.86%	79
May 1999	15,017	13,591	1,426	9.50%	95
Jun 1999	15,318	13,817	1,501	9.80%	98
Jul 1999	14,481	13,084	1,397	9.65%	96
Aug 1999	14,494	12,968	1,526	10.53%	105
Sep 1999	14,631	13,203	1,428	9.76%	98
Oct 1999	14,733	13,401	1,332	9.04%	90
Nov 1999	14,746	13,508	1,238	8.40%	84
Dec 1999	14,587	13,487	1,100	7.54%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	16,142	15,253	889	5.51%	55
Feb 2000	16,045	15,190	855	5.33%	53
Mar 2000	16,192	15,452	740	4.57%	46
Apr 2000	16,200	15,558	642	3.96%	40
May 2000	16,275	15,631	644	3.96%	40
Jun 2000	16,393	15,720	673	4.11%	41
Jul 2000	16,043	15,390	653	4.07%	41
Aug 2000	15,883	15,234	649	4.09%	41
Sep 2000	15,993	15,376	617	3.86%	39
Oct 2000	15,896	15,328	568	3.57%	36
Nov 2000	15,741	15,156	585	3.72%	37
Dec 2000	15,804	15,249	555	3.51%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	16,271	15,495	776	4.77%	48
Feb 2001	16,232	15,528	704	4.34%	43
Mar 2001	16,291	15,568	723	4.44%	44
Apr 2001	16,175	15,476	699	4.32%	43
May 2001	16,287	15,571	716	4.40%	44
Jun 2001	16,448	15,653	795	4.83%	48
Jul 2001	15,907	15,186	721	4.53%	45
Aug 2001	15,944	15,121	823	5.16%	52
Sep 2001	16,576	15,696	880	5.31%	53
Oct 2001	16,625	15,819	806	4.85%	48
Nov 2001	16,546	15,781	765	4.62%	46
Dec 2001	16,535	15,757	778	4.71%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	16,981	16,010	971	5.72%	57
Feb 2002	17,037	16,088	949	5.57%	56
Mar 2002	17,134	16,105	1,029	6.01%	60
Apr 2002	17,086	15,968	1,118	6.54%	65
May 2002	17,154	16,162	992	5.78%	58
Jun 2002	17,281	16,179	1,102	6.38%	64
Jul 2002	16,678	15,614	1,064	6.38%	64
Aug 2002	16,561	15,550	1,011	6.10%	61
Sep 2002	17,095	16,130	965	5.64%	56
Oct 2002	17,097	16,220	877	5.13%	51
Nov 2002	16,993	16,034	959	5.64%	56
Dec 2002	16,880	15,914	966	5.72%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	17,485	16,288	1,197	6.85%	68
Feb 2003	17,522	16,365	1,157	6.60%	66
Mar 2003	17,440	16,401	1,039	5.96%	60
Apr 2003	17,492	16,517	975	5.57%	56
May 2003	17,536	16,590	946	5.39%	54
Jun 2003	17,790	16,628	1,162	6.53%	65
Jul 2003	17,494	16,435	1,059	6.05%	61
Aug 2003	17,341	16,376	965	5.56%	56
Sep 2003	17,391	16,508	883	5.08%	51
Oct 2003	17,527	16,649	878	5.01%	50
Nov 2003	17,444	16,549	895	5.13%	51
Dec 2003	17,320	16,440	880	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	17,262	16,221	1,041	6.03%	60
Feb 2004	17,135	16,187	948	5.53%	55
Mar 2004	17,156	16,254	902	5.26%	53
Apr 2004	17,082	16,255	827	4.84%	48
May 2004	17,117	16,262	855	5.00%	50
Jun 2004	17,322	16,324	998	5.76%	58
Jul 2004	17,023	16,090	933	5.48%	55
Aug 2004	16,844	15,942	902	5.36%	54
Sep 2004	16,900	16,123	777	4.60%	46
Oct 2004	16,994	16,233	761	4.48%	45
Nov 2004	17,050	16,245	805	4.72%	47
Dec 2004	16,907	16,114	793	4.69%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	17,114	16,206	908	5.31%	53
Feb 2005	17,053	16,197	856	5.02%	50
Mar 2005	17,073	16,253	820	4.80%	48
Apr 2005	17,282	16,513	769	4.45%	44
May 2005	17,434	16,637	797	4.57%	46
Jun 2005	17,581	16,657	924	5.26%	53
Jul 2005	17,541	16,672	869	4.95%	50
Aug 2005	17,417	16,601	816	4.69%	47
Sep 2005	17,458	16,683	775	4.44%	44
Oct 2005	17,453	16,699	754	4.32%	43
Nov 2005	17,405	16,641	764	4.39%	44
Dec 2005	17,358	16,614	744	4.29%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	17,188	16,388	800	4.65%	47
Feb 2006	17,230	16,412	818	4.75%	47
Mar 2006	17,406	16,651	755	4.34%	43
Apr 2006	17,460	16,733	727	4.16%	42
May 2006	17,453	16,654	799	4.58%	46
Jun 2006	17,660	16,782	878	4.97%	50
Jul 2006	17,449	16,569	880	5.04%	50
Aug 2006	17,180	16,320	860	5.01%	50
Sep 2006	17,437	16,684	753	4.32%	43
Oct 2006	17,249	16,590	659	3.82%	38
Nov 2006	17,250	16,588	662	3.84%	38
Dec 2006	17,171	16,529	642	3.74%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	17,335	16,607	728	4.20%	42
Feb 2007	17,212	16,512	700	4.07%	41
Mar 2007	17,450	16,781	669	3.83%	38
Apr 2007	17,655	17,016	639	3.62%	36
May 2007	17,548	16,861	687	3.91%	39
Jun 2007	17,526	16,786	740	4.22%	42
Jul 2007	17,447	16,728	719	4.12%	41
Aug 2007	17,281	16,566	715	4.14%	41
Sep 2007	17,678	17,019	659	3.73%	37
Oct 2007	17,636	16,973	663	3.76%	38
Nov 2007	17,736	17,047	689	3.88%	39
Dec 2007	17,676	16,958	718	4.06%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	17,644	16,766	878	4.98%	50
Feb 2008	17,561	16,702	859	4.89%	49
Mar 2008	17,637	16,770	867	4.92%	49
Apr 2008	17,474	16,749	725	4.15%	41
May 2008	17,557	16,718	839	4.78%	48
Jun 2008	17,693	16,693	1,000	5.65%	57
Jul 2008	17,608	16,608	1,000	5.68%	57
Aug 2008	17,454	16,455	999	5.72%	57
Sep 2008	17,379	16,535	844	4.86%	49
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Wise County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Mining	2,698	16.06%
2.	Construction	2,038	12.13%
3.	Public Administration	1,204	7.16%
4.	Educational Services	1,108	6.59%
5.	Truck Transportation	760	4.52%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	686	4.08%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	618	3.68%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	550	3.27%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	504	3.00%
10.	Wood Manufacturing	484	2.88%
11.	Health Care	424	2.52%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	396	2.36%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	394	2.34%
14.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	360	2.14%
15.	Rail Transportation	338	2.01%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	310	1.84%
17.	Utilities	232	1.38%
18.	Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale	228	1.36%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	224	1.33%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	200	1.19%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,550	19.59%
2.	Educational Services	2,390	18.36%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,210	9.29%
4.	Public Administration	760	5.84%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	666	5.12%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	616	4.73%
7.	Finance and Insurance	472	3.63%
8.	Social Assistance	452	3.47%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	400	3.07%
10.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	364	2.80%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	226	1.74%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	210	1.61%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	202	1.55%
14.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	140	1.08%
15.	Other Direct Selling Estab	138	1.06%
16.	Mining	136	1.04%
17.	Construction	134	1.03%
18.	Info Services and Data Processing	132	1.01%
19.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	126	0.97%
20.	Private Household Services	122	0.94%

Wise County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,476	8.78%
2.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,012	6.02%
3.	Extraction Workers	954	5.68%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	844	5.02%
5.	Law Enforcement Workers	704	4.19%
6.	Other Production Occupations	612	3.64%
7.	Other Management Occupations	600	3.57%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	564	3.36%
9.	Other Construction Trades	552	3.28%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	548	3.26%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	546	3.25%
12.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	494	2.94%
13.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	458	2.73%
14.	Top Executives	356	2.12%
15.	Electricians	330	1.96%
16.	Other Material Moving Workers	320	1.90%
17.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	296	1.76%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	290	1.73%
19.	Other Construction Workers	286	1.70%
20.	Carpenters	282	1.68%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Cashiers	1,024	7.86%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	790	6.07%
3.	Registered Nurses	734	5.64%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	726	5.58%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	602	4.62%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	570	4.38%
7.	Other Office and Admin Support	566	4.35%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	540	4.15%
9.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	508	3.90%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	438	3.36%
11.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	426	3.27%
12.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	418	3.21%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	418	3.21%
14.	Other Management Occupations	352	2.70%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	338	2.60%
16.	Waiters and Waitresses	278	2.14%
17.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	270	2.07%
18.	Communications Equipment Operators	218	1.67%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	208	1.60%
20.	Child Care Workers	196	1.51%

Wise County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	27,229	42.33%
15-35 hours	6,140	9.55%
1-14 hours	1,445	2.25%
No regular hours	29,512	45.88%

Wise County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,415	4.91%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,050	3.64%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,256	4.36%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,278	7.90%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,738	9.50%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,694	9.35%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,528	19.18%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,265	11.33%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,481	5.14%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,458	5.06%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	448	1.55%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	260	0.90%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,534	8.79%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,418	8.39%

Wise County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,430	4.96%
5-9	3,855	13.37%
10-14	4,618	16.02%
15-19	4,872	16.90%
20-24	4,262	14.79%
25-29	1,472	5.11%
30-34	3,330	11.55%
35-39	612	2.12%
40-44	650	2.26%
45-59	1,460	5.07%
60-89	1,428	4.95%
At least 90	834	2.89%

Wise County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	68	0.24%	20,441	70.92%
30-44	0	0.00%	4,592	15.93%
45-59	8	0.03%	1,452	5.04%
At least 60	0	0.00%	2,262	7.85%

Wise County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	20	0.07%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,708	12.65%
Car / truck / van, solo	24,214	82.63%
Motorcycle	4	0.01%
Other	212	0.72%
Public transportation	76	0.26%
Walked	589	2.01%
Worked at home	480	1.64%

Wise County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wise County Family Information Back to top
: 32,094 (78,022 people)
: 23,248 (67,324 people)
: 6,346
: 49,206
Wise County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	5,464	17.00%
$10,000-$14,999	3,756	11.69%
$15,000-$19,999	3,232	10.06%
$20,000-$24,999	3,008	9.36%
$25,000-$29,999	2,232	6.95%
$30,000-$34,999	2,300	7.16%
$35,000-$39,999	2,152	6.70%
$40,000-$44,999	1,650	5.13%
$45,000-$49,999	1,420	4.42%
$50,000-$59,999	2,316	7.21%
$60,000-$74,999	2,054	6.39%
$75,000-$99,999	1,500	4.67%
$100,000-$124,999	458	1.43%
$125,000-$149,999	120	0.37%
$150,000-$199,999	200	0.62%
$200,000 or more	276	0.86%

Wise County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,088	25.53%
Family, 2 people	5,201	32.48%
Nonfamily, 2 people	359	2.24%
Family, 3 people	3,111	19.43%
Nonfamily, 3 people	36	0.22%
Family, 4 people	2,194	13.70%
Nonfamily, 4 people	9	0.06%
Family, 5 people	703	4.39%
Nonfamily, 5 people	4	0.02%
Family, 6 people	212	1.32%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	96	0.60%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Wise County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	21,604	26.75%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	7,075	8.76%
Public Assistance	2,027	2.51%
Retirement	6,022	7.46%
Self Employment	1,860	2.30%
Social Security	12,328	15.27%
Supplemental Security	3,301	4.09%
Wage / Salary	21,057	26.08%
Other	5,480	6.79%

Wise County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	11,009	59.32%
With children under 18	7,549	40.68%

Wise County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,752	8.70%
Married	20,052	63.37%
Never Married	7,814	24.69%
Widowed	1,026	3.24%

Wise County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,260	9.63%
Married	20,147	59.50%
Never Married	5,934	17.53%
Widowed	4,519	13.35%

Wise County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wise County Education Information Back to top
Wise County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	10,548	17.05%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	11,374	18.38%
High school diploma or equivalent	18,854	30.47%
Some college, no degree	11,800	19.07%
Associate degree	3,116	5.04%
Bachelors degree	3,953	6.39%
Graduate or professional degree	2,231	3.61%

Wise County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	710	1.77%	272	0.68%	982	2.45%
Kindergarten	1,011	2.52%	66	0.16%	1,077	2.68%
Grades 1-4	4,050	10.09%	154	0.38%	4,204	10.48%
Grades 5-8	4,020	10.02%	156	0.39%	4,176	10.41%
Grades 9-12	4,528	11.29%	74	0.18%	4,602	11.47%
Undergrad college	3,538	8.82%	294	0.73%	3,832	9.55%
Graduate or professional school	224	0.56%	70	0.17%	294	0.73%
Total	18,081	45.06%	1,086	2.71%	19,167	47.77%

Wise County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wise County Business Information Back to top
: $163,199,000
: $362,695,000
: $26,371,000
: 3,790
Wise County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	6	2	11
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	4	2	4	4	6
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	5	1
1999 - Construction	4	6	23	10	18
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	10	5	20
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	12	12	11	18	35
1999 - Information	2	0	2	4	9
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	5	1
1999 - Manufacturing	1	2	8	3	9
1999 - Mining	7	14	17	15	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	13	20	17	62
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	3	15	10	25
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	5	4	11
1999 - Retail Trade	14	13	40	61	57
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	11	20	24	22	30
1999 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	1
1999 - Utilities	0	0	2	1	2
1999 - Wholesale Trade	4	3	11	10	14
1999 - Total	77	96	200	197	314
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	3	5	1	10
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	4	3	4	9
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	3	1	0
2000 - Construction	8	4	17	19	15
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	5	3	6	22
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	3	24	14	36
2000 - Information	2	2	5	0	10
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	5	2
2000 - Manufacturing	2	4	3	6	8
2000 - Mining	12	7	9	18	5
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	8	21	22	57
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	4	18	9	23
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	5	5	4	8
2000 - Retail Trade	23	12	44	54	62
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	12	24	15	37
2000 - Unclassified	6	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	1	1	0	2	2
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	8	5	15	11
2000 - Total	80	83	191	196	318
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	1	3	7	5
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	3	3	5	4
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	1	2	0	1
2001 - Construction	8	5	15	22	17
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	4	8	7	14
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	11	21	14	32
2001 - Information	2	5	4	1	8
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	4	4	0
2001 - Manufacturing	1	1	6	5	7
2001 - Mining	13	8	17	15	5
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	15	23	16	54
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	2	13	14	24
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	0	8	4	12
2001 - Retail Trade	16	17	44	51	71
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	13	7	19	18	35
2001 - Unclassified	4	1	0	1	0
2001 - Utilities	0	3	0	1	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	2	3	15	7	6
2001 - Total	84	88	206	192	297
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	3	2	5	10
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	4	4	3	3
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	1	1	2	1
2002 - Construction	4	9	24	15	15
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	4	2	15	8	6
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	6	25	16	24
2002 - Information	0	0	4	6	6
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	2	4	1
2002 - Manufacturing	1	2	5	4	8
2002 - Mining	6	5	19	13	13
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	8	23	17	51
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	8	4	16	12	23
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	5	4	9	9
2002 - Retail Trade	12	13	58	39	70
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	10	9	17	24	34
2002 - Unclassified	1	3	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2002 - Wholesale Trade	6	4	8	10	8
2002 - Total	77	79	229	187	284
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	4	4	4	8
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	2	3	5	2
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	0	3	3
2003 - Construction	10	3	18	22	17
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	7	1	6	2	24
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	1	20	21	28
2003 - Information	2	0	2	3	10
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	15	1	3	1	2
2003 - Manufacturing	1	3	3	6	8
2003 - Mining	15	13	19	9	12
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	8	5	15	24	61
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	3	13	18	24
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	3	4	5	11
2003 - Retail Trade	14	13	61	52	55
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	17	18	24	23	22
2003 - Unclassified	4	0	0	1	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	9	11	11
2003 - Total	111	73	205	210	301
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	3	7	2	11
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	3	3	3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	3	2	1
2004 - Construction	6	10	25	15	20
2004 - Educational Services	1	0	0	1	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	4	10	6	19
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	5	19	23	26
2004 - Information	1	1	5	5	6
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	13	5	2	0
2004 - Manufacturing	2	2	5	2	9
2004 - Mining	12	16	19	18	1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	11	23	19	49
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	5	13	18	23
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	3	3	5	11
2004 - Retail Trade	16	9	66	55	50
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	11	14	20	25	29
2004 - Unclassified	0	4	0	0	1
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	4	10	10	9
2004 - Total	70	106	237	211	270
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	2	7	5	6
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	3	3	3
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	2	1	3
2005 - Construction	12	7	23	18	18
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	4	6	7	19
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	8	32	17	18
2005 - Information	1	1	2	5	10
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	5	2	1
2005 - Manufacturing	1	3	3	5	8
2005 - Mining	7	4	12	23	12
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	11	10	18	20	44
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	5	12	14	25
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	3	3	6	12
2005 - Retail Trade	11	14	52	62	59
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	11	13	23	16	30
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Utilities	1	1	0	0	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	10	8	8
2005 - Total	73	80	216	212	278

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wise County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Wise County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	62,772	80.03%
Below Poverty Level	15,659	19.97%

Wise County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$1,504	$15	$3,779	$0	$0	$424	$5,707	$3,193	$2,871	$751
1971	$1,579	$15	$3,968	$0	$0	$447	$5,994	$3,353	$3,015	$788
1972	$1,626	$453	$4,301	$0	$0	$694	$6,621	$4,546	$2,248	$3,778
1973	$1,688	$636	$7,623	$0	$0	$598	$9,909	$4,992	$2,073	$3,435
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$2,625	$3,490	$10,715	$0	$0	$730	$14,070	$9,227	$8,089	$5,502
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$3,252	$4,701	$13,905	$88	$0	$2,861	$20,106	$11,415	$9,526	$8,527
1980	$3,633	$7,244	$13,621	$120	$0	$1,665	$19,039	$11,855	$8,975	$8,527
1981	$3,738	$6,984	$17,239	$120	$0	$1,740	$22,837	$13,862	$8,439	$9,812
1982	$3,930	$10,117	$16,606	$126	$0	$2,898	$23,560	$14,362	$7,928	$15,331
1983	$4,090	$9,025	$18,129	$0	$0	$2,889	$25,108	$15,591	$6,715	$17,755
1984	$4,460	$9,542	$20,305	$0	$0	$2,885	$27,650	$17,393	$6,213	$20,761
1985	$4,570	$9,864	$22,401	$0	$0	$3,517	$30,488	$19,452	$5,829	$17,186
1986	$4,592	$9,912	$22,509	$0	$0	$3,533	$30,634	$19,452	$5,829	$17,186
1987	$5,491	$9,168	$25,772	$394	$0	$2,008	$33,665	$20,619	$7,719	$8,063
1988	$7,642	$9,428	$28,007	$395	$0	$1,934	$37,978	$21,650	$7,073	$9,312
1989	$7,978	$10,891	$29,154	$691	$0	$2,303	$40,126	$22,732	$8,249	$10,383
1990	$8,388	$11,788	$31,833	$726	$0	$2,512	$43,459	$23,869	$8,451	$12,571
1991	$8,385	$10,416	$34,660	$726	$0	$2,250	$46,021	$23,869	$8,788	$11,038
1992	$8,947	$11,114	$33,161	$787	$0	$3,657	$46,552	$24,171	$8,699	$14,435
1993	$9,017	$11,201	$37,268	$780	$0	$2,422	$49,487	$25,666	$8,788	$11,038
1994	$9,589	$7,618	$33,416	$780	$0	$1,455	$45,240	$31,167	$6,494	$7,542
1995	$10,605	$8,426	$34,222	$843	$0	$1,582	$47,252	$32,705	$5,598	$8,721
1996	$11,192	$8,894	$33,222	$881	$0	$1,633	$46,928	$35,845	$4,702	$9,830
1997	$10,817	$11,146	$39,064	$925	$0	$2,370	$53,176	$33,413	$5,374	$7,791
1998	$11,664	$12,020	$42,981	$992	$0	$2,893	$58,530	$32,770	$4,403	$8,720
1999	$12,195	$12,567	$48,860	$1,060	$0	$3,230	$65,345	$32,770	$3,432	$10,904
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$12,732	$8,089	$57,954	$1,403	$0	$2,153	$74,242	$38,400	$15,051	$22,991
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2005	$16,058	$16,039	$66,767	$1,619	$0	$2,855	$87,299	$45,941	$15,749	$21,655

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$4,196	$164	$18	$26	$0	$0	$5,485
1970	$32	$763	$83	$0	$0	$203	$5,485
1971	$4,406	$172	$19	$27	$0	$0	$5,759
1971	$34	$801	$87	$0	$0	$213	$5,759
1972	$5,698	$312	$23	$63	$0	$50	$7,871
1972	$63	$866	$68	$0	$0	$728	$7,871
1973	$7,506	$287	$16	$54	$0	$10	$9,783
1973	$96	$866	$75	$0	$0	$873	$9,783
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$15,847	$442	$74	$104	$60	$57	$19,833
1977	$514	$968	$314	$0	$0	$1,453	$19,833
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$17,561	$627	$581	$157	$128	$84	$22,865
1979	$382	$692	$327	$412	$0	$1,914	$22,865
1980	$16,700	$778	$1,829	$901	$0	$85	$24,823
1980	$417	$1,157	$375	$111	$0	$2,470	$24,823
1981	$18,600	$835	$1,262	$335	$0	$68	$27,724
1981	$684	$1,036	$331	$110	$0	$4,463	$27,724
1982	$19,033	$859	$228	$219	$0	$71	$27,284
1982	$727	$1,088	$310	$115	$0	$4,634	$27,284
1983	$21,694	$931	$627	$264	$2,977	$43	$31,022
1983	$690	$1,129	$289	$0	$0	$2,378	$31,022
1984	$23,703	$1,187	$571	$313	$3,126	$145	$35,793
1984	$725	$1,602	$267	$0	$0	$4,154	$35,793
1985	$30,284	$1,257	$773	$321	$6,218	$44	$44,607
1985	$880	$1,491	$249	$0	$0	$3,090	$44,607
1986	$30,434	$1,262	$776	$322	$6,248	$44	$44,817
1986	$883	$1,497	$250	$0	$0	$3,101	$44,817
1987	$30,671	$1,633	$294	$358	$5,119	$38	$48,475
1987	$797	$2,125	$289	$2,107	$0	$5,044	$48,475
1988	$32,192	$1,664	$275	$2,570	$287	$21	$46,968
1988	$965	$4,435	$291	$537	$0	$3,731	$46,968
1989	$33,629	$2,101	$302	$374	$2,726	$32	$49,588
1989	$957	$2,624	$249	$789	$0	$5,805	$49,588
1990	$35,543	$1,919	$396	$472	$2,796	$43	$52,632
1990	$1,062	$3,132	$239	$813	$0	$6,217	$52,632
1991	$41,133	$1,966	$547	$490	$2,217	$37	$58,429
1991	$1,013	$3,348	$292	$868	$0	$6,518	$58,429
1992	$44,878	$1,787	$497	$452	$2,015	$34	$61,532
1992	$921	$3,061	$412	$914	$0	$6,561	$61,532
1993	$43,967	$2,114	$588	$527	$2,384	$40	$62,496
1993	$1,089	$3,600	$292	$927	$0	$6,968	$62,496
1994	$40,751	$1,573	$1,854	$954	$2,591	$56	$64,784
1994	$1,370	$5,694	$234	$919	$0	$8,788	$64,784
1995	$41,697	$1,674	$1,976	$1,021	$2,758	$60	$67,257
1995	$1,458	$6,083	$266	$930	$0	$9,334	$67,257
1996	$41,700	$1,746	$2,063	$1,023	$2,876	$63	$64,558
1996	$1,521	$6,404	$246	$930	$0	$5,986	$64,558
1997	$43,315	$2,831	$484	$685	$521	$232	$63,273
1997	$1,450	$4,315	$173	$983	$0	$8,284	$63,273
1998	$47,307	$3,095	$529	$724	$570	$1,239	$69,942
1998	$1,585	$4,717	$200	$1,021	$0	$8,955	$69,942
1999	$50,963	$3,303	$564	$765	$608	$1,272	$75,049
1999	$1,691	$5,032	$216	$1,129	$0	$9,506	$75,049
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$50,785	$3,928	$472	$506	$100	$40	$72,836
2002	$2,644	$4,305	$856	$1,093	$0	$8,107	$72,836
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2005	$61,090	$3,648	$455	$4,059	$236	$54	$98,739
2005	$2,515	$7,331	$821	$3,095	$0	$15,435	$98,739

Wise County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wise County Criminal Information Back to top
: 172

Wise County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wise County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Wise County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,870	12.14%
10-19 Years	5,737	14.30%
20-29 Years	5,311	13.24%
30-39 Years	5,417	13.50%
40-49 Years	6,438	16.05%
50-59 Years	4,930	12.29%
60-69 Years	3,379	8.42%
70-79 Years	2,733	6.81%
80-89 Years	1,093	2.72%
90+ Years	215	0.54%

Wise County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	19,543	48.71%
Female	20,580	51.29%

Wise County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	38,681	96.41%
African-American	708	1.76%
Hispanic/Latino	292	0.73%
Multiracial	234	0.58%
Asian	118	0.29%
Amerindian	55	0.14%
Other Race	33	0.08%
Pacific Islander	2	0.00%

Wise County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	23,923	47.23%
2.	English	7,152	14.12%
3.	Irish	6,760	13.35%
4.	German	4,809	9.50%
5.	Scotch Irish	2,311	4.56%
6.	Dutch	1,254	2.48%
7.	Scottish	1,086	2.14%
8.	French Non-Basque	668	1.32%
9.	Italian	606	1.20%
10.	Polish	358	0.71%

Wise County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	74,247	97.94%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	866	1.14%
3.	French	282	0.37%
4.	German	76	0.10%
5.	Chinese	62	0.08%
6.	Korean	52	0.07%
7.	Hungarian	46	0.06%
8.	Yiddish	40	0.05%
9.	Italian	28	0.04%
10.	French Creole	20	0.03%

Wise County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	79,995	99.54%
Naturalized immigrant	174	0.22%
Not a citizen	192	0.24%

Wise County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wise County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wise County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Andover	Coeburn	St. Paul
Appalachia	East Stone Gap	Wise
Big Stone Gap	Pound

Wise County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

24215	24230	24283
24216	24246	24293
24219	24279

Big Stone Gap (4,856)	Appalachia (1,839)	East Stone Gap
Wise (3,255)	Pound (1,089)	Andover
Coeburn (1,996)	St. Paul (1,000)