Tyler

Population & Demographics

Tyler, TX

Tyler is home to 109,215 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 46,292 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
109,215
people
Population

109,215 residents

Median age 35.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Tyler population & demographics

Who lives in Tyler — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
109,215
Median age
35.0yrs
Median household income
$67,486
Median home value
$235,300
Median gross rent
$1,252/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
31.4%
Poverty rate
12.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Tyler

How Tyler breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White47.5%
Hispanic or Latino23.7%
Black22.2%
Two or more races3.5%
Asian2.7%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Tyler

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Tyler.

Tyler at a glance
Employed Residents
46,292
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
31.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
50.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dallas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Tyler proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Tyler commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

74
Commute Score

74 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Tyler

46,292 commutes, one dot at a time

Tyler

Where 46,292 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Tyler, by worker count.

1Tyler0.0 mi23,556
2Dallas92.8 mi1,462
3Longview34.3 mi1,380
4Houston176.7 mi1,008
5Fort Worth122.4 mi530
6Lindale13.9 mi449
7Austin201.4 mi415
8Jacksonville25.1 mi379

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Tyler.

1Tyler0.0 mi23,556
2Whitehouse8.6 mi1,820
3Longview34.3 mi1,332
4Dallas92.8 mi1,003
5Lindale13.9 mi843
6Jacksonville25.1 mi772
7Bullard12.9 mi767
8Houston176.7 mi734

Top industries

The sectors that employ Tyler’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance29.1%
RTRetail Trade13.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.1%
EDEducational Services9.1%
WSWholesale Trade5.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.7%
TRTransportation and Warehousing3.8%
COConstruction3.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Tyler

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

12 providers · 4 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps62%
5 Gbps38%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Tyler

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