San Patricio County vs Wise County

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

San Patricio 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 69,519 in San Patricio County). Wise County has the higher median household income ($89,897 vs $67,512 in San Patricio County). Wise County has the higher median home value ($277,200 vs $180,400 in San Patricio County).

Population, income & housing

	San Patricio County	Wise County
Population	69,519	72,359
Median age	37.1 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$67,512	$89,897
Median home value	$180,400	$277,200
Median gross rent	$1,239	$1,239
Housing units	29,954	27,196
Homeownership rate	66.3%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Patricio County	Wise County
Population	67,008 → 69,519 (+3.7%)	66,290 → 72,359 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$56,556 → $67,512 (+19.4%)	$64,536 → $89,897 (+39.3%)
Median home value	$122,100 → $180,400 (+47.7%)	$170,300 → $277,200 (+62.8%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,239 (+27.1%)	$966 → $1,239 (+28.3%)

San Patricio County

Population

67,00869,519

Median household income

$56,556$67,512

Median home value

$122,100$180,400

Median gross rent

$975$1,239

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)

	San Patricio County	Wise County
Under 5	6.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.3%	18.8%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.9%
55 to 64	11.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.6%
75 and over	6.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Patricio County	Wise County
White (non-Hispanic)	38.4%	73.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	1.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	56.1%	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Patricio County	Wise County
No high school diploma	16.1%	13.4%
High school graduate	34.8%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Patricio County	Wise County
Drove alone	83.2%	76.9%
Carpooled	8.0%	11.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	10.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Patricio County	Wise County
1-unit, detached	71.6%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	1.5%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	23.3%

Poverty & households

	San Patricio County	Wise County
Poverty rate	15.1%	9.1%
Average household size	2.81	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	23	34
Median year structure built	1981	1994