Census Reporter

Tyler, TX

104,998 Population
56.6 square miles 1,854.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.8 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Tyler, TX Metro Area: 37.5 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 34.7 ±0.1

Economics

$25,432 ±$2,392 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Tyler, TX Metro Area: $26,039 ±$1,694
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $29,525 ±$142
$51,956 ±$5,967 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Tyler, TX Metro Area: $54,339 ±$4,442
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $59,206 ±$490

19.6% ±3.8% (19,763  ±3,839) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Tyler, TX Metro Area: 16.6% † 36,929 (±3% / ±6,761)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 14.7% 4,076,905 (±0.2% / ±62,508)

20.1 minutes ±0.7 (876,255  ±40,424) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2017 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Tyler, TX Metro Area: 23.8 2,220,060 (±0.5 / ±60,405)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 26.1 313,257,970 (±0.1 / ±834,841)

Families

36,030 ±2,013 Number of households
  • the Tyler, TX Metro Area: 77,292 ±2,117
  • Texas: 9,623,874 ±22,217
2.8 ±0.2 (100,444  ±1,616) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Tyler, TX Metro Area: 2.9 222,261 (±0.1 / ±1,574)
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.9 27,698,085 (±0)

3.8% ±2.8% (1,004  ±748) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Tyler, TX Metro Area: 3.8% † 2,067 (±1.9% / ±1,021)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 5.7% 395,121 (±0.2% / ±11,292)

Housing

42,659 ±1,944 Number of housing units
  • the Tyler, TX Metro Area: 90,324 ±548
  • Texas: 10,933,375 ±871

$153,400 ±$14,897 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Tyler, TX Metro Area: $155,900 ±$9,919
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $172,200 ±$747

12.8% ±2.8% (13,340  ±2,955) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Tyler, TX Metro Area: 12% † 27,001 (±2% / ±4,503.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 15.7% 4,390,245 (±0.3% / ±73,067.7)

Social

86% ±5.5% (56,419  ±4,157.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Tyler, TX Metro Area: 87.2% 129,480 (±3.8% / ±5,731.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 83.6% 15,180,323 (±0.4% / ±68,147.1)
27.2% ±3.3% (17,842  ±2,265.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Tyler, TX Metro Area: 26.8% 39,763 (±2.1% / ±3,177.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 29.6% 5,371,489 (±0.2% / ±40,733.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2017 5-year data

11.4% ±2.1% (11,956  ±2,251) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Tyler, TX Metro Area: 9.3% † 21,229 (±0.9% / ±2,150)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 17.2% 4,854,140 (±0.2% / ±42,073)

5% ±1.3% (3,933  ±1,015) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Tyler, TX Metro Area: 7% † 11,970 (±1% / ±1,764)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 7% 1,460,397 (±0.1% / ±19,003)
3,933 Total veterans ±1,015 3,540 Male ±981 393 Female ±293

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