Wise County, Virginia
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State Health Department
- Virginia State Health Department: 109 Governor Street, Richmond
( Robert Stroube: 804-864-7005 / robert.stroube@vdh.virginia.gov)
Local Health Departments
- Lenowisco Health District: 134 Roberts St., S.W., Wise
( E. Sue Cantrell: 540-328-8000 / ecantrell@vdh.virginia.gov) - Wise/Norton Health Department: 134 Roberts St., S.W., Wise
( E. Sue Cantrell: 276-328-8000 / ecantrell@vdh.virginia.gov)
Population:
- Total Population: 40,123
- Males: 19,626
- Females: 20,497
Ethnicity:
- White: 38,742
- Black/African American: 631
- Hispanic: 220
- Native American/Eskimo: 64
- Asian: 105
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 3
- Other: 44
- 2 or more: 314
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (37,065)
- Spanish (435)
- French (140)
- German (40)
- Hungarian (25)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 183
- Korea (25)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (23)
- Canada (17)
- Germany (16)
- El Salvador (11)
- Brazil (9)
- Taiwan (8)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (5,099)
- United Methodist Church, The (2,783)
- National Association of Free Will Baptists (1,715)
- Assemblies of God (987)
- Independent Free Will Baptists Associations (384)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 21,994
- Sensory: 2,249
- Physical: 6,554
- Mental: 3,437
- Self-care: 1,830
- Go outside home: 3,635
- Employment: 4,362
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 459
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 16,013
- Utility gas: 38
- Bottled or LP gas: 412
- Electricity: 12,138
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 2,338
- Coal or Coke: 635
- Wood: 381
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 59
- No fuel used: 12
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 31,666
- No vehicle: 3,324
- 1 or more vehicle: 28,342
Education Attainment:
- No School: 436
- No High School: 4,761
- Some High School: 4,823
- High School: 7,986
- Some College: 4,431
- Associate's Degree: 1,396
- College Degree: 1,806
- Master's Degree: 736
- Professional Degree: 224
- Doctoral Degree: 132
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 16,013
- Owners with phone: 11,782
- Owners without phone: 265
- Renters with phone: 3,435
- Renters without phone: 531
10 closest counties:
- Norton city, Virginia
- Scott County, Virginia
- Letcher County, Kentucky
- Dickenson County, Virginia
- Sullivan County, Tennessee
- Russell County, Virginia
- Knott County, Kentucky
- Lee County, Virginia
- Pike County, Kentucky
- Bristol city, Virginia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
24215, 24216, 24219, 24230, 24246, 24279, 24283, 24285, 24293
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WISE-FM (90.5 FM) WISE, VA
- WAXM (93.5 FM) BIG STONE GAP, VA
- WVSG (99.7 FM) COEBURN, VA
- WDXC (102.3 FM) POUND, VA
- WKVG (1000 AM) POUND, VA
- WLSD (1220 AM) BIG STONE GAP, VA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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