Nacogdoches County vs Wise County

A side-by-side comparison of Nacogdoches County and Wise County: population, income, housing, and more.

Nacogdoches County and Wise County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wise County has the higher population (72,359 vs 64,897 in Nacogdoches County). Wise County has the higher median household income ($89,897 vs $51,528 in Nacogdoches County). Wise County has the higher median home value ($277,200 vs $158,200 in Nacogdoches County).

Population, income & housing

	Nacogdoches County	Wise County
Population	64,897	72,359
Median age	31.8 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,528	$89,897
Median home value	$158,200	$277,200
Median gross rent	$923	$1,239
Housing units	28,995	27,196
Homeownership rate	58.0%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nacogdoches County	Wise County
Population	65,339 → 64,897 (-0.7%)	66,290 → 72,359 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$44,847 → $51,528 (+14.9%)	$64,536 → $89,897 (+39.3%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $158,200 (+21.6%)	$170,300 → $277,200 (+62.8%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $923 (+20.2%)	$966 → $1,239 (+28.3%)

Nacogdoches County

Population

65,33964,897

Median household income

$44,847$51,528

Median home value

$130,100$158,200

Median gross rent

$768$923

Wise County

Population

66,29072,359

Median household income

$64,536$89,897

Median home value

$170,300$277,200

Median gross rent

$966$1,239

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nacogdoches County	Wise County
Under 5	6.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.4%	18.8%
18 to 24	18.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	11.0%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.6%
75 and over	6.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nacogdoches County	Wise County
White (non-Hispanic)	57.8%	73.8%
Black or African American	17.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nacogdoches County	Wise County
No high school diploma	14.8%	13.4%
High school graduate	29.1%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nacogdoches County	Wise County
Drove alone	74.6%	76.9%
Carpooled	11.3%	11.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	10.0%
Other means	2.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nacogdoches County	Wise County
1-unit, detached	56.9%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	23.3%

Poverty & households

	Nacogdoches County	Wise County
Poverty rate	22.3%	9.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	20	34
Median year structure built	1985	1994