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Wise County, Virginia

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Overview for Wise County, VA  
Map of Wise County Wise County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 404.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 104.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 11.6%. On the 2000 census form, 99.4% of the population reported only one race, with 1.8% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.44 persons compared to an average family size of 2.91 persons.

In 2005 mining was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $53,052. Per capita income grew by 6.2% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 41,997 Covered Employment 14,467
   Growth (%) since 1990 6.1%    Average wage per job $30,042
Households (2000) 16,013 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 2.7%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 17,150    Average wage per job $32,203
Unemployment Rate (2005) 4.6 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 3.6%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $22,240    Average wage per job $32,926
Median Household Income (2003) $28,650 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 19.4    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 62.5 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 1.7%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 10.8    Average wage per job $28,741

  

 
 

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