Wise is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 2,914 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wise is the 176th largest community in Virginia.

Also of interest is that Wise has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.82% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small town, Wise does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Wise who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.17% of adults in Wise have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Wise in 2022 was $26,451, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,804 for a family of four. However, Wise contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Wise home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wise residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wise include English, Irish, Scottish, German, and European.

The most common language spoken in Wise is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Persian.