Demographics of Tyler County, Texas

Tyler County, Texas had 20,443 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +619 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tyler County, in four figures

20,443
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +619 people.; 43.2 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,396 ±$6,988
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Tyler County, Texas's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tyler County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Tyler County, Texas's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tyler County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,824	100.0	100.0
2021	19,917	100.5	100.2
2022	20,444	103.1	100.7
2023	20,426	103.0	101.6
2024	20,512	103.5	102.5
2025	20,443	103.1	103.1

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Population of Tyler County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	19,824	+10	−33	0	+44
2021	19,917	+93	−167	0	+259
2022	20,444	+527	−198	+13	+666
2023	20,426	−18	−99	+11	+71
2024	20,512	+86	−145	−1	+229
2025	20,443	−69	−145	−6	+86

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±1.0: for men 40.6 ±0.6 and for women 46.4 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tyler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	773 ±53	3.8% ±0.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,112 ±237	15.4% ±1.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,484 ±254	7.3% ±1.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,277 ±390	26.1% ±1.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,054 ±335	25.0% ±1.7	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,538 ±360	22.4% ±1.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,396 ±$6,988, and income per person $30,047 ±$3,523, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Tyler County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,501 ±255	21.0% ±3.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,807 ±281	25.3% ±3.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,056 ±197	14.8% ±2.7	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	875 ±203	12.2% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,148 ±224	16.1% ±3.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	457 ±153	6.4% ±2.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	301 ±93	4.2% ±1.3	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Tyler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,229 ±569	17.9% ±3.2	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,042 ±274	27.4% ±6.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,428 ±313	16.6% ±3.5	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	759 ±163	13.5% ±2.8	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tyler County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tyler County	Texas	United States
Housing units	9,518 ±40	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.1% ±2.9	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.9% ±2.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.2% ±3.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.8% ±3.1	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,300 ±$10,128	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,049 ±$47	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Tyler County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,696 ±0	8.4% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,458 ±154	76.4% ±0.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,157 ±121	10.7% ±0.6	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	87 ±37	0.4% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 108	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	774 ±191	3.8% ±0.9	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Tyler County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	15,490 ±445	76.5% ±2.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,216 ±431	20.8% ±2.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	12 to 222	0.1% to 1.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	415 ±136	2.1% ±0.7	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	46 to 196	0.2% to 1.0%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	294 ±108	1.5% ±0.5	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Tyler County among the counties of Texas

121st of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Tyler County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Gray County	20,919	−1.3%
Jones County	20,861	+6.1%
Freestone County	20,811	+7.1%
Lavaca County	20,651	+1.5%
Burleson County	20,549	+16.2%
Tyler County	20,443	+3.1%
DeWitt County	20,309	+2.4%
Gonzales County	20,159	+2.5%
Willacy County	19,971	−0.8%
Hutchinson County	19,633	−4.6%
Calhoun County	19,599	−2.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026