Tyler County, Texas

Tyler County has a population of 20,238 and has grown 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $157,300, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $55,396.

Home price
$157,300
Income
$55,396
Population
20,238
Unemployment
7.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$157,300county
Median gross rent$1,049county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198041.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant24.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,040county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$793county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,247county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$55,396county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate17.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.6%county
Unemployment rate7.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.2%county
Share of workers employed by government19.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry16.3%county
Economic output per resident$33,749county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.89%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time34.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service58 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport33907county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station48 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths49.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher12.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.0%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment3382county
Students per full-time teacher11.6county
Free lunch eligible61.7%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution51 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population20,238county
Land area in square miles924county
People per square mile of land21.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age43.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.4%county
Share of households that are one person27.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages6.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents288county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in551county
Households that moved away536county
Average income of arriving households$60,566county
Average income of departing households$47,896county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F102 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing20 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days253 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 9county
Average first fall frostNov 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,176 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity80.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.2%county
Homes heated by propane7.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%county
Households with broadband85.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk59.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk44.1county
Hail risk31.8county
Earthquake risk29.6county
Tornado risk70.6county
Tropical cyclone risk88.6county
Extreme heat risk57.5county
Winter weather risk40.2county
Strong wind risk42.1county
Wildfire risk85.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Tyler County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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