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Tyler County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Tyler County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Tyler County is a small, rural East Texas county of 20,084 residents with an economy characterized by low educational attainment—only 12.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and a labor force participation rate of just 43.5%, contributing to an unemployment rate of 8.9% and a poverty rate of 19.6%. Median household income stands at $55,396, with median worker earnings of $39,475 and a GDP per capita of $27,627, while housing remains low-cost with a median home value of $138,400 and an 81.2% homeownership rate. The county's population has contracted 6.6% over the past five years, and a median age of 43.2 reflects an older resident base with a mean commute time of 34.1 minutes suggesting limited local employment options.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

20,084

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,396

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.6% since 2018

Tyler County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,775 (77.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,157 (10.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,154 (5.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races701 (3.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone329 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone98 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,087
  2. 2.Other Indo-European56
  3. 3.Vietnamese40
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)37
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic28

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,522

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,627

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,501

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,111
  2. 2.Construction (Group)837
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)803
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services625
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)559

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,153
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,423
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,097
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,082
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,042

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.51×)580
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.22×)338
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.79×)818
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.68×)523
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.33×)515

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$138,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$951/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999659 (11.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999580 (10.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999548 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999504 (8.7%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999353 (6.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999336 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

43.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,475

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,928 (74.4%)
  • Carpooled936 (14.1%)
  • Worked At Home571 (8.6%)
  • Other92 (1.4%)
  • Walked37 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit36 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.