Tyler

Population: 107,718
Median household income: $65,527
Median home value: $216,400

Located in Smith County, Texas, Tyler is a community with a population of 107,718. At $65,527, its median household income sits below Smith County's $71,923.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tyler's population grew 2.8% from 104,789 to 107,718, while its median home value rose 35.3% from $160,000 to $216,400.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 47.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 107,718
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $65,527
Median home value: $216,400
Median gross rent: $1,199
Housing units: 45,461
Homeownership rate: 55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

104,789107,718

Median household income

$52,932$65,527

Median home value

$160,000$216,400

Median gross rent

$923$1,199

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	104,789	$52,932	$160,000	$923
2020	105,859	$54,883	$164,900	$945
2021	104,945	$58,385	$170,100	$1,021
2022	106,440	$63,056	$205,200	$1,113
2023	107,718	$65,527	$216,400	$1,199

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,532	6.1%
5 to 17	18,604	17.3%
18 to 24	13,419	12.5%
25 to 34	14,569	13.5%
35 to 44	13,520	12.6%
45 to 54	12,078	11.2%
55 to 64	11,419	10.6%
65 to 74	9,822	9.1%
75 and over	7,755	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,642	47.0%
Black or African American	25,147	23.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	67	0.1%
Asian	2,692	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.0%
Some other race	379	0.4%
Two or more races	3,342	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25,420	23.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,402	12.1%
High school graduate	15,192	22.0%
Some college or associate's	24,326	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	14,119	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7,124	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	40,768	80.6%
Carpooled	4,286	8.5%
Public transit	49	0.1%
Walked	660	1.3%
Bicycle	40	0.1%
Worked from home	3,705	7.3%
Other means	1,062	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,355	32.8%
15 to 29 min	21,262	45.4%
30 to 44 min	6,965	14.9%
45 to 59 min	1,556	3.3%
60+ min	1,727	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 12.8% (13,141 of 102,581)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,957	63.5%
Nonfamily households	13,770	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	37,727	83.0%
Vacant	7,734	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,840	55.2%
Renter-occupied	16,887	44.8%

1-unit, detached63.0%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units16.5%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,648	63.0%
1-unit, attached	1,722	3.8%
2 to 4 units	3,041	6.7%
5 to 19 units	7,503	16.5%
20 or more units	3,743	8.2%
Mobile home & other	804	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4874144
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 58 sq mi
Water area: 0.52 sq mi
Center point: 32.3173, -95.3059