Wise County, Virginia (VA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,975
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 12,047
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,546 (it was 3,966 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 25% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 404 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 90 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.5%), Retail trade (15.7%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 74%
- Government: 23%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 32,27790.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,6544.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7982.2%Two or more races
- 5041.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 3991.1%Asian alone
- 1300.4%Some other race alone
- 460.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 42.3 years |
Virginia median age: | 39.0 years |
Males: 18,984 | (52.2%) |
Females: 17,368 | (47.8%) |
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Wise County: | 2.0 people |
Virginia: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $46,791 ($26,149 in 1999)
This county: | $46,791 |
Virginia: | $85,873 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $495 (lower quartile is $346, upper quartile is $620)
This county: | $495 |
State: | $1270 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $116,232 (it was $53,700 in 2000)
Wise: | $116,232 |
Virginia: | $365,700 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,065
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $374
Institutionalized population: 2,238
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 10
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 27
- Burglaries: 48
- Thefts: 283
- Auto thefts: 40
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 10
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 34
- Burglaries: 41
- Thefts: 177
- Auto thefts: 53
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 6 buildings, average cost: $147,500
- 2021: 6 buildings, average cost: $166,700
- 2020: 6 buildings, average cost: $215,000
- 2019: 7 buildings, average cost: $221,700
- 2018: 6 buildings, average cost: $221,700
- 2017: 14 buildings, average cost: $157,600
- 2016: 9 buildings, average cost: $155,800
- 2015: 6 buildings, average cost: $170,000
- 2014: 14 buildings, average cost: $214,700
- 2013: 16 buildings, average cost: $127,100
- 2012: 20 buildings, average cost: $137,900
- 2011: 27 buildings, average cost: $149,100
- 2010: 26 buildings, average cost: $125,300
- 2009: 37 buildings, average cost: $155,500
- 2008: 62 buildings, average cost: $141,000
- 2007: 56 buildings, average cost: $138,200
- 2006: 66 buildings, average cost: $132,000
- 2005: 63 buildings, average cost: $130,500
- 2004: 60 buildings, average cost: $101,000
- 2003: 73 buildings, average cost: $73,700
- 2002: 64 buildings, average cost: $76,300
- 2001: 57 buildings, average cost: $67,900
- 2000: 49 buildings, average cost: $77,900
- 1999: 56 buildings, average cost: $75,400
- 1998: 61 buildings, average cost: $80,400
- 1997: 46 buildings, average cost: $77,400
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $802 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $546 (0.6%)
Wise County: | 21.1% |
Virginia: | 10.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 42.3 years old
(Males: 40.8 years old, Females: 44.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.8 years old, Black residents: 34.7 years old, American Indian residents: 34.4 years old, Asian residents: 51.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 39.9 years old, Other race residents: 35.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wise County is $410 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.
Cities in this county include: Big Stone Gap, Norton, Wise, Coeburn, Appalachia, Pound, St. Paul, Riverview.
Neighboring counties: Cumberland County, Kentucky , Prince Edward County , Scott County , Pulaski County, Kentucky , Todd County, Kentucky , Poquoson city .
Here: | 3.6% |
Virginia: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 2,059
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 653 (62.3% naturalized citizens)
Wise County: | 1.8% |
Whole state: | 12.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 792010 or later
- 1452000 to 2009
- 1331990 to 1999
- 451980 to 1989
- 201970 to 1979
- 39Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 10,936
- One, attached: 82
- Two: 269
- 3 or 4: 266
- 5 to 9: 401
- 10 to 19: 276
- 20 to 49: 151
- 50 or more: 136
- Mobile homes: 4,285
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units in Wise County with a mortgage: 4,425 (102 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 77 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 362
Here: | 1.1% with mortgage |
State: | 97.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Wise County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 9,101 | 74 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,455 | 26 |
Other | 371 | 2 |
Catholic | 140 | 3 |
Black Protestant | 119 | 1 |
None | 29,266 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Wise County: | 2.40 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Wise County: | 13.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Wise County: | 10.7% |
Virginia: | 9.3% |
Wise County: | 30.6% |
State: | 26.7% |
Here: | 12.0% |
State: | 18.6% |
Agriculture in Wise County:
Average size of farms: 136 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6,728
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $81.02
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.82%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 68.05%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $8,276
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.51%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23,009
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.45
Corn for grain: 20 harvested acres
Vegetables: 31 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 27 acres
Earthquake activity:
Wise County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 29% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 91.1 miles away from Wise County center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 112.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 265.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 109.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 38.5 miles away from Wise County center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 42.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4512-VA: April 2, 2020, FEMA Id: 4512, Natural disaster type: Other
- Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 01, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3359: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3359, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Virginia Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1874: February 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1874, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3240: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Snowfall, Heavy Rain, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2003 to February 28, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1458: March 27, 2003, FEMA Id: 1458, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood, Heavy Rain, Snowfall
- Virginia Severe Storms and Tornado, Incident Period: April 28, 2002 to May 03, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1411: May 05, 2002, FEMA Id: 1411, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Virginia Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 17, 2002 to March 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1406: April 02, 2002, FEMA Id: 1406, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Virginia Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 08, 2001 to August 27, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1386: July 12, 2001, FEMA Id: 1386, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Virginia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1318: February 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1086: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1086, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
- 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Wise County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 9,971 (74.6%)
- Carpooled: 1,441 (10.8%)
- Bus: 51 (0.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 94 (0.7%)
- Walked: 506 (3.8%)
- Worked at home: 986 (7.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Retail trade (16%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Mexico (23%)
- India (21%)
- Philippines (13%)
- Canada (10%)
- Iran (6%)
- Pakistan (4%)
- South Africa (4%)
- American (43%)
- Irish (14%)
- English (13%)
- German (5%)
- Scottish (3%)
- European (2%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Wise County, Virginia in 2010:
- 2,017 people in state prisons
- 669 people in college/university student housing
- 221 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 178 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 29 people in group homes intended for adults
- 17 people in residential treatment centers for adults
People in group quarters in Wise County, Virginia in 2000:
- 409 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 263 people in nursing homes
- 172 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 158 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 50 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 39 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6.30% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($32,081 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.30% |
Virginia average: | 10.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.78% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($16,528 average AGI)
2.52% relocated from other states ($15,553 average AGI)
Wise County: 2.52% Virginia average: 3.91%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Norton city, VA | 0.75% ($30,155 average AGI) |
from Dickenson County, VA | 0.47% ($28,731) |
from Lee County, VA | 0.47% ($41,000) |
from Russell County, VA | 0.31% ($35,714) |
from Sullivan County, TN | 0.22% ($30,240) |
5.63% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($34,646 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.63% |
Virginia average: | 10.20% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.37% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($18,793 average AGI)
2.26% relocated to other states ($15,851 average AGI)
Wise County: 2.26% Virginia average: 3.98%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Norton city, VA | 0.89% ($26,081 average AGI) |
to Lee County, VA | 0.50% ($35,582) |
to Dickenson County, VA | 0.42% ($33,340) |
to Sullivan County, TN | 0.35% ($53,564) |
to Scott County, VA | 0.29% ($40,062) |
to Russell County, VA | 0.26% ($36,103) |
to Washington County, VA | 0.18% ($46,700) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 9,322 (5,648 aged, 3,674 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 481 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Wise County, Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (766)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (682)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (616)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (608)
- Unspecified dementia (245)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (220)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (188)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (144)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (135)
- Congestive heart failure (122)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,022
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 144
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 22,432
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,205
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,217
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 16
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 74
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 206.5. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 103.3
- Other - 103.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 36,352- Male householders: 6,532 (1,998 living alone), Female householders: 7,916 (2,224 living alone)
7,178 spouses (7,085 opposite-sex spouses), 807 unmarried partners, (747 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,658 children (7,964 natural, 275 adopted, 403 stepchildren), 714 grandchildren, 166 brothers or sisters, 322 parents, 16 foster children, 434 other relatives, 704 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,954
Size of family households: 4,637 2-persons, 2,468 3-persons, 1,640 4-persons, 590 5-persons, 257 6-persons, 86 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,222 1-person, 403 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 7 4-persons.
3,671 married couples with children.
2,318 single-parent households (572 men, 1,746 women).
97.4% of residents of Wise speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $362,503,000 ($8,684 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,659,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $149,459,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $73,679,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $524,000
Federal grants: $62,380,000
Federal procurement contracts: $67,240,000 ($562,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,221,000 ($589,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,070,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,997,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,430,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,597Here: | 62 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,526
Here: | 60 per 1000 residents |
State: | 40 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +38
Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -267
Here: | -6 per 1000 residents |
State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.36 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 7.0 |
Here: | 4.9 |
State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Wise County, Virginia
- 142020 or later
- 9082010 to 2019
- 2,1012000 to 2009
- 2,5081990 to 1999
- 2,4791980 to 1989
- 3,2181970 to 1979
- 1,0471960 to 1969
- 1,2731950 to 1959
- 1,2761940 to 1949
- 1,8011939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wise County, Virginia
- 61 room
- 02 rooms
- 513 rooms
- 9984 rooms
- 1,9445 rooms
- 2,8106 rooms
- 1,8187 rooms
- 1,1948 rooms
- 1,4069+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wise County, Virginia
- 771 room
- 102 rooms
- 4653 rooms
- 9144 rooms
- 1,2925 rooms
- 7986 rooms
- 3787 rooms
- 478 rooms
- 1579+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wise County, Virginia
- 6no bedroom
- 731 bedroom
- 1,6572 bedrooms
- 6,4353 bedrooms
- 1,6804 bedrooms
- 3515+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wise County, Virginia
- 77no bedroom
- 4851 bedroom
- 1,3012 bedrooms
- 1,8743 bedrooms
- 3564 bedrooms
- 905+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wise County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 479no vehicle
- 2,7781 vehicle
- 4,0142 vehicles
- 1,9923 vehicles
- 6824 vehicles
- 3195+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wise County in renter-occupied apartments
- 943no vehicle
- 1,7431 vehicle
- 1,1022 vehicles
- 3423 vehicles
- 144 vehicles
- 795+ vehicles
88.0% of Wise County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Virginia.
Wise County: | 88.0% |
State average: | 86.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 24,992
- Other state: 10,345
- Northeast: 747
- Midwest: 1,695
- South: 6,984
- West: 884
- 87.9%Electricity
- 3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.5%Wood
- 1.4%Utility gas
- 1.1%No fuel used
- 0.9%Coal or coke
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 89.2%Electricity
- 3.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.5%Utility gas
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 0.6%Wood
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.2%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 8.7% |
Virginia: | 13.2% |
Here: | 14.0% |
Virginia: | 10.2% |
Here: | 9.8% |
Virginia: | 18.7% |
Wise County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,356,000
- Charges - Other: $1,992,000
Other: $1,593,000
Solid Waste Management: $447,000
Solid Waste Management: $404,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $377,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $157,000
Sewerage: $31,000
Sewerage: $20,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $8,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $8,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $127,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,074,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,394,000
Health - Other: $10,064,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,881,000
Police Protection: $6,850,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,509,000
Police Protection: $4,802,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,666,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,416,000
Central Staff Services: $2,812,000
Central Staff Services: $2,613,000
Health - Other: $2,423,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,262,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,229,000
Sewerage: $2,206,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,075,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,729,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,635,000
Corrections - Other: $1,565,000
Corrections - Other: $1,458,000
Financial Administration: $966,000
General Public Buildings: $885,000
General Public Buildings: $872,000
Financial Administration: $863,000
Local Fire Protection: $621,000
Local Fire Protection: $591,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $265,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $153,000
Parks and Recreation: $129,000
Parks and Recreation: $111,000
General - Other: $87,000
General - Other: $53,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $5,149,000
Public Welfare: $4,484,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,598,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,187,000
Other: $864,000
Other: $301,000
General Local Government Support: $94,000
General Local Government Support: $90,000
Education: $33,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,872,000
Interest on Debt: $2,724,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $15,531,000
Other - General - Other: $14,848,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,453,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $3,357,000
Other - Libraries: $808,000
Other - Health - Other: $788,000
Other - Libraries: $781,000
Other - Health - Other: $686,000
Other - Sewerage: $613,000
Other - Sewerage: $611,000
Other - Regular Highways: $222,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $196,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $182,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $146,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $102,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Housing and Community Development: $381,000
Housing and Community Development: $318,000
Regular Highways: $162,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $772,000
Health and Hospitals: $594,000
Education: $511,000
Health and Hospitals: $405,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,802,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $69,948,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,080,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,942,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,429,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,291,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,854,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $998,000
Interest Earnings: $495,000
General Revenue - Other: $405,000
Fines and Forfeits: $185,000
Interest Earnings: $160,000
Fines and Forfeits: $145,000
Rents: $71,000
Rents: $37,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,796,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,564,000
Police Protection: $248,000
Solid Waste Management: $193,000
Police Protection: $190,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,074,000
Cash and Securities: $28,523,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,976,000
Cash and Securities: $4,550,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $46,733,000
Education: $44,447,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,379,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,180,000
Other: $5,889,000
Other: $5,870,000
Public Welfare: $4,759,000
Public Welfare: $4,175,000
General Local Government Support: $2,584,000
General Local Government Support: $2,473,000
Housing and Community Development: $374,000
Housing and Community Development: $67,000
- Tax - Property: $28,401,000
Property: $28,258,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,865,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,644,000
Severance: $1,809,000
Severance: $1,698,000
Public Utilities Sales: $571,000
Public Utilities Sales: $558,000
Other: $194,000
Other: $127,000
Other Selective Sales: $63,000
Other Selective Sales: $56,000
Other License: $32,000
Public Utility License: $29,000
Other License: $26,000
Public Utility License: $26,000
Motor Vehicle License: $20,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $19,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $19,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $35,808,000
: $32,186,000
Wise County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,356,000
- Charges - Other: $1,992,000
Other: $1,593,000
Solid Waste Management: $447,000
Solid Waste Management: $404,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $377,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $157,000
Sewerage: $31,000
Sewerage: $20,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $8,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $8,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $127,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,074,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,394,000
Health - Other: $10,064,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,881,000
Police Protection: $6,850,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,509,000
Police Protection: $4,802,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,666,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,416,000
Central Staff Services: $2,812,000
Central Staff Services: $2,613,000
Health - Other: $2,423,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,262,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,229,000
Sewerage: $2,206,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,075,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,729,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,635,000
Corrections - Other: $1,565,000
Corrections - Other: $1,458,000
Financial Administration: $966,000
General Public Buildings: $885,000
General Public Buildings: $872,000
Financial Administration: $863,000
Local Fire Protection: $621,000
Local Fire Protection: $591,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $265,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $153,000
Parks and Recreation: $129,000
Parks and Recreation: $111,000
General - Other: $87,000
General - Other: $53,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $5,149,000
Public Welfare: $4,484,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,598,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,187,000
Other: $864,000
Other: $301,000
General Local Government Support: $94,000
General Local Government Support: $90,000
Education: $33,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,872,000
Interest on Debt: $2,724,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $15,531,000
Other - General - Other: $14,848,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,453,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $3,357,000
Other - Libraries: $808,000
Other - Health - Other: $788,000
Other - Libraries: $781,000
Other - Health - Other: $686,000
Other - Sewerage: $613,000
Other - Sewerage: $611,000
Other - Regular Highways: $222,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $196,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $182,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $146,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $102,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Housing and Community Development: $381,000
Housing and Community Development: $318,000
Regular Highways: $162,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $772,000
Health and Hospitals: $594,000
Education: $511,000
Health and Hospitals: $405,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,802,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $69,948,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,080,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,942,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,429,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,291,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,854,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $998,000
Interest Earnings: $495,000
General Revenue - Other: $405,000
Fines and Forfeits: $185,000
Interest Earnings: $160,000
Fines and Forfeits: $145,000
Rents: $71,000
Rents: $37,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,796,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,564,000
Police Protection: $248,000
Solid Waste Management: $193,000
Police Protection: $190,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,074,000
Cash and Securities: $28,523,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,976,000
Cash and Securities: $4,550,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $46,733,000
Education: $44,447,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,379,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,180,000
Other: $5,889,000
Other: $5,870,000
Public Welfare: $4,759,000
Public Welfare: $4,175,000
General Local Government Support: $2,584,000
General Local Government Support: $2,473,000
Housing and Community Development: $374,000
Housing and Community Development: $67,000
- Tax - Property: $28,401,000
Property: $28,258,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,865,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,644,000
Severance: $1,809,000
Severance: $1,698,000
Public Utilities Sales: $571,000
Public Utilities Sales: $558,000
Other: $194,000
Other: $127,000
Other Selective Sales: $63,000
Other Selective Sales: $56,000
Other License: $32,000
Public Utility License: $29,000
Other License: $26,000
Public Utility License: $26,000
Motor Vehicle License: $20,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $19,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $19,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $35,808,000
: $32,186,000
Wise County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,356,000
- Charges - Other: $1,992,000
Other: $1,593,000
Solid Waste Management: $447,000
Solid Waste Management: $404,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $377,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $157,000
Sewerage: $31,000
Sewerage: $20,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $8,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $8,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $127,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,074,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,394,000
Health - Other: $10,064,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,881,000
Police Protection: $6,850,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,509,000
Police Protection: $4,802,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,666,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,416,000
Central Staff Services: $2,812,000
Central Staff Services: $2,613,000
Health - Other: $2,423,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,262,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,229,000
Sewerage: $2,206,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,075,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,729,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,635,000
Corrections - Other: $1,565,000
Corrections - Other: $1,458,000
Financial Administration: $966,000
General Public Buildings: $885,000
General Public Buildings: $872,000
Financial Administration: $863,000
Local Fire Protection: $621,000
Local Fire Protection: $591,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $265,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $153,000
Parks and Recreation: $129,000
Parks and Recreation: $111,000
General - Other: $87,000
General - Other: $53,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $5,149,000
Public Welfare: $4,484,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,598,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,187,000
Other: $864,000
Other: $301,000
General Local Government Support: $94,000
General Local Government Support: $90,000
Education: $33,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,872,000
Interest on Debt: $2,724,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $15,531,000
Other - General - Other: $14,848,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,453,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $3,357,000
Other - Libraries: $808,000
Other - Health - Other: $788,000
Other - Libraries: $781,000
Other - Health - Other: $686,000
Other - Sewerage: $613,000
Other - Sewerage: $611,000
Other - Regular Highways: $222,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $196,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $182,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $146,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $102,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Housing and Community Development: $381,000
Housing and Community Development: $318,000
Regular Highways: $162,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $772,000
Health and Hospitals: $594,000
Education: $511,000
Health and Hospitals: $405,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,802,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $69,948,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,080,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,942,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,429,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,291,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,854,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $998,000
Interest Earnings: $495,000
General Revenue - Other: $405,000
Fines and Forfeits: $185,000
Interest Earnings: $160,000
Fines and Forfeits: $145,000
Rents: $71,000
Rents: $37,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,796,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,564,000
Police Protection: $248,000
Solid Waste Management: $193,000
Police Protection: $190,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,074,000
Cash and Securities: $28,523,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,976,000
Cash and Securities: $4,550,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $46,733,000
Education: $44,447,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,379,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,180,000
Other: $5,889,000
Other: $5,870,000
Public Welfare: $4,759,000
Public Welfare: $4,175,000
General Local Government Support: $2,584,000
General Local Government Support: $2,473,000
Housing and Community Development: $374,000
Housing and Community Development: $67,000
- Tax - Property: $28,401,000
Property: $28,258,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,865,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,644,000
Severance: $1,809,000
Severance: $1,698,000
Public Utilities Sales: $571,000
Public Utilities Sales: $558,000
Other: $194,000
Other: $127,000
Other Selective Sales: $63,000
Other Selective Sales: $56,000
Other License: $32,000
Public Utility License: $29,000
Other License: $26,000
Public Utility License: $26,000
Motor Vehicle License: $20,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $19,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $19,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $35,808,000
: $32,186,000
Wise County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,356,000
- Charges - Other: $1,992,000
Other: $1,593,000
Solid Waste Management: $447,000
Solid Waste Management: $404,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $377,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $157,000
Sewerage: $31,000
Sewerage: $20,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $8,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $8,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $127,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $59,074,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,394,000
Health - Other: $10,064,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,881,000
Police Protection: $6,850,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,509,000
Police Protection: $4,802,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,666,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,416,000
Central Staff Services: $2,812,000
Central Staff Services: $2,613,000
Health - Other: $2,423,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,262,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,229,000
Sewerage: $2,206,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,075,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,729,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,635,000
Corrections - Other: $1,565,000
Corrections - Other: $1,458,000
Financial Administration: $966,000
General Public Buildings: $885,000
General Public Buildings: $872,000
Financial Administration: $863,000
Local Fire Protection: $621,000
Local Fire Protection: $591,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $265,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $153,000
Parks and Recreation: $129,000
Parks and Recreation: $111,000
General - Other: $87,000
General - Other: $53,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $5,149,000
Public Welfare: $4,484,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,598,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,187,000
Other: $864,000
Other: $301,000
General Local Government Support: $94,000
General Local Government Support: $90,000
Education: $33,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,872,000
Interest on Debt: $2,724,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $15,531,000
Other - General - Other: $14,848,000
Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,453,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $3,357,000
Other - Libraries: $808,000
Other - Health - Other: $788,000
Other - Libraries: $781,000
Other - Health - Other: $686,000
Other - Sewerage: $613,000
Other - Sewerage: $611,000
Other - Regular Highways: $222,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $196,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $182,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $146,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $102,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Housing and Community Development: $381,000
Housing and Community Development: $318,000
Regular Highways: $162,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $772,000
Health and Hospitals: $594,000
Education: $511,000
Health and Hospitals: $405,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,802,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $69,948,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $68,080,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,942,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,429,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,291,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,854,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $998,000
Interest Earnings: $495,000
General Revenue - Other: $405,000
Fines and Forfeits: $185,000
Interest Earnings: $160,000
Fines and Forfeits: $145,000
Rents: $71,000
Rents: $37,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,796,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,564,000
Police Protection: $248,000
Solid Waste Management: $193,000
Police Protection: $190,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,074,000
Cash and Securities: $28,523,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,976,000
Cash and Securities: $4,550,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $46,733,000
Education: $44,447,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,379,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,180,000
Other: $5,889,000
Other: $5,870,000
Public Welfare: $4,759,000
Public Welfare: $4,175,000
General Local Government Support: $2,584,000
General Local Government Support: $2,473,000
Housing and Community Development: $374,000
Housing and Community Development: $67,000
- Tax - Property: $28,401,000
Property: $28,258,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,865,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,644,000
Severance: $1,809,000
Severance: $1,698,000
Public Utilities Sales: $571,000
Public Utilities Sales: $558,000
Other: $194,000
Other: $127,000
Other Selective Sales: $63,000
Other Selective Sales: $56,000
Other License: $32,000
Public Utility License: $29,000
Other License: $26,000
Public Utility License: $26,000
Motor Vehicle License: $20,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $19,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $19,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $35,808,000
: $32,186,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,543
- Number of aged recipients: 98
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,445
- Number of recipients under 18: 219
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,944
- Number of recipients older than 64: 380
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 927
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,185
Most common first names in Wise County, VA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 441 | 70.8 years |
William | 356 | 72.7 years |
Mary | 287 | 78.9 years |
John | 281 | 72.6 years |
Robert | 222 | 71.1 years |
Charles | 189 | 68.2 years |
George | 141 | 73.7 years |
Roy | 95 | 71.0 years |
Henry | 88 | 73.9 years |
Paul | 82 | 66.8 years |
Most common last names in Wise County, VA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mullins | 402 | 71.4 years |
Smith | 160 | 71.7 years |
Meade | 146 | 72.2 years |
Hall | 143 | 72.5 years |
Collins | 139 | 73.2 years |
Kilgore | 125 | 75.2 years |
Boggs | 120 | 74.0 years |
Stallard | 119 | 74.3 years |
Lawson | 118 | 70.8 years |
Baker | 115 | 74.3 years |
Businesses in Wise County, VA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
Burger King | 3 | Maurices | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | McDonald's | 3 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Nike | 2 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
FedEx | 3 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Goodwill | 3 | Sears | 1 | |
H&R Block | 4 | Subway | 5 | |
Hardee's | 4 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Jones New York | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
KFC | 2 | UPS | 3 | |
Kincaid | 2 | Walmart | 2 | |
Kmart | 1 | Wendy's | 1 |
Wise County on our top lists:
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"