Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, United States. As of 2020, the population is 105,995. Tyler was the 38th most populous city in Texas (as well as the most populous in Northeast Texas) and 289th in the United States. It is the principal city of the Tyler metropolitan statistical area, which is the 198th most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. and 16th in Texas after Waco and the College Station–Bryan areas, with a population of 233,479 in 2020. The city is named for John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States.
In 1985, the international Adopt-a-Highway movement began in Tyler. After appeals from local Texas Department of Transportation officials, the local Civitan International chapter adopted a...
| Ethnicity | Tyler | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 50.6% | 60.1% |
| African American | 23.3% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 2.5% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 2.1% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 21% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Tyler | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 8.4% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 5% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 9.5% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 10% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 12.3% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 19.3% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 12.1% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 12.7% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 4.2% | 7.1% |
| Education | Tyler | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 5% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 7% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 21% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 26% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 11% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 20% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 6% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2% | 1.0% |