81,275 people (2024 Census estimate, +17.9% since 2020)
904 square miles of land · 90 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
44 active community water systems list Wise County in the area they serve, reporting 45,505 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF DECATUR WATER PLANT surface water · local government · TX2490005 | 9,087 served |
| CITY OF BRIDGEPORT surface water · local government · TX2490003 | 6,083 served |
| WEST WISE SUD surface water · local government · TX2490016 | 3,909 served |
| CITY OF RUNAWAY BAY surface water · local government · TX2490017 | 2,458 served |
| CHISHOLM SPRINGS groundwater · private · TX2490060 | 2,049 served |
| CITY OF BOYD buys surface water · local government · TX2490002 | 2,044 served |
| CITY OF RHOME buys surface water · local government · TX2490007 | 1,680 served |
| CITY OF CHICO groundwater · local government · TX2490004 | 1,596 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 181 people were held in Wise County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 182.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
7 school districts have their office in Wise County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $47.4 million — $43.1 million to run schools, about $11,241 per student, plus $939,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $39.6 million local (mostly property tax), $7.4 million state, $4.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $49.4 million.
Spent $28.9 million — $26.9 million to run schools, about $13,081 per student, plus $1.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $20.6 million local (mostly property tax), $4.8 million state, $3.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $12.2 million.
Spent $20.3 million — $14.8 million to run schools, about $11,364 per student, plus $4.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $11 million local (mostly property tax), $6.7 million state, $1.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $7.6 million.
Spent $17.3 million — $15.6 million to run schools, about $12,354 per student, plus $924,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $12.4 million local (mostly property tax), $3.9 million state, $1.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $18.1 million.
Spent $14.2 million — $9.9 million to run schools, about $12,113 per student, plus $3.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7 million local (mostly property tax), $4.8 million state, $1 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.2 million.
Spent $10.5 million — $7.6 million to run schools, about $13,863 per student, plus $197,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8.2 million local (mostly property tax), $641,000 state, $1.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $14.5 million.
Spent $5.8 million — $5.1 million to run schools, about $11,655 per student, plus $564,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.4 million local (mostly property tax), $1.7 million state, $490,000 federal. Long-term debt: $529,000.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Wise County about $20.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
264 bridges in Wise County: 161 in good condition, 100 fair, and 3 poor (1.1%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| FM 1658 over LAKE BRIDGEPORT SPLW · built 1972 | 855 vehicles a day |
| CR 1590 PCT 2 over BIG SANDY CREEK · built 1987 | 136 vehicles a day |
| NEW HARP RD PCT 2 over PANTHER CREEK · built 1928 | 35 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $3.6 million of work in Wise County in fiscal 2025, about $52 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Jack County (30 mi) · Denton County (31 mi) · Parker County (32 mi) · Montague County (32 mi) · Tarrant County (37 mi) · Cooke County (39 mi).