How many people live in Wise County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 81,300 people living in Wise County, TX. That makes Wise County the 51st-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.26% of people living in the state.
81.3K
population of Wise County, TX (2024)
0.26%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 81,300 people lived in Wise County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Wise County, TX’s age demographics?
About 12,900 Wise County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 15.9% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 19,800 Wise County, TX residents, or 24.4% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Wise County, TX's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Wise County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 72.3% of the Wise County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Wise County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (22.2%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Wise County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 2.1%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.73% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Wise County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Wise County, TX is Decatur with about 8,300 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Wise County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Decatur | 8,266 |
| 2. | Bridgeport | 6,763 |
| 3. | Boyd | 2,202 |
| 4. | Runaway Bay | 2,123 |
| 5. | Rhome | 1,926 |
| 6. | New Fairview (pt.) | 1,628 |
| 7. | Aurora | 1,618 |
| 8. | Alvord | 1,594 |
| 9. | Newark (pt.) | 1,288 |
| 10. | Chico | 1,103 |
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