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==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 2423 |1890= 6908 |1900= 8069 |1910= 10400 |1920= 12085 |1930= 17113 |1940= 28279 |1950= 38968 |1960= 51230 |1970= 57770 |1980= 70508 |1990= 75450 |2000= 83650 |2010= 96900 |2020= 105995 |estyear=2022 |estimate=109286 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=February 24, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 24, 2024}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br />Texas Almanac: 1850-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/CityPopHist%20web.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: City Population History from 1850–2000|author=Texas Almanac|access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref><br />2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/> }}With a population of 2,423 at the [[1880 United States census|1880 census]], the city of Tyler grew to become the most populous city in [[Northeast Texas]], and [[List of municipalities in Texas|33rd most populous in Texas]] as of 2020. Having a census-tabulated citywide population of 105,995 at the 2020 census, its [[Tyler metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]] became the second-largest in the region, behind the [[Longview metropolitan area, Texas|Longview metropolitan area]]. The Tyler metropolitan area had 233,479 residents in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Tyler%20city,%20Texas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=February 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> and the Tyler–Longview area had an estimated population of 416,662 in 2022. When the U.S. Census Bureau released population estimates for 2022, Tyler was estimated to have a population of 109,286 as of July 1, 2022. [[File:Race and ethnicity 2020 Tyler, TX.png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Tyler, 2020 U.S. census. Each dot is one person: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(115, 178, 255)|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(159, 212, 0)|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 0, 0)|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 170, 0)|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(140, 81, 181)|Multiracial}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(153, 102, 51)|Native American/Other}}]]Among the city's growing population as of 2019, there were 46,320 households and 43,733 housing units. Of the units at the 2019 American Community Survey, 37,504 were occupied and the majority were [[Single-family detached home|single-unit detached homes]]. Tylerites had a home-ownership rate of 51.7%, and renters occupied 48.3% of the housing units from 2014 to 2019's census estimates. Owner-occupied housing units had a median cost of $164,700, and the median cost with a mortgage was $1,408 while houses without a mortgage had a median cost of $487; renters paid a median of $1,011 a month, and 1,148 rental-units had no rent paid among the population. Overall, the city of Tyler is more affordable than nearby [[Dallas]]. A predominantly [[Middle class|middle-class]] community, the city of Tyler had a [[median income]] of $52,294 and [[mean income]] of $75,349. Families had a median income of $66,579; married-couple families $85,181; and non-family households $32,263. Down from a poverty rate of 16.7% in 2018, approximately 12.6% of the population lived at or below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]] in 2019. ===Race and ethnicity=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Tyler city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Tyler city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4874144&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tyler city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4874144&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tyler city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4874144&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |46,486 |49,252 |style='background: #ffffe6; |50,785 |55.57% |50.83% |style='background: #ffffe6; |47.91% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |22,155 |23,742 |style='background: #ffffe6; |24,126 |26.49% |24.50% |style='background: #ffffe6; |22.76% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |198 |284 |style='background: #ffffe6; |254 |0.24% |0.29% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |800 |1,807 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,988 |0.96% |1.86% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.82% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |17 |18 |style='background: #ffffe6; |39 |0.02% |0.02% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04% |- |Some Other Race alone (NH) |52 |125 |style='background: #ffffe6; |352 |0.06% |0.13% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |708 |1,161 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3,428 |0.85% |1.20% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.23% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |13,234 |20,511 |style='background: #ffffe6; |24,023 |15.82% |21.17% |style='background: #ffffe6; |22.66% |- |'''Total''' |'''83,650''' |'''96,900''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''105,995''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city's ethnic makeup has become increasingly diverse, owing to [[white flight]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2022 |title=Growth and Growing Pains: Suburban Sprawl {{!}} The Tyler Loop |url=https://thetylerloop.com/growth-and-growing-pains-suburban-sprawl/ |access-date=June 23, 2023 |website=thetylerloop.com |language=en-US}}</ref> immigration and internal migration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Groskopf |first=Christopher |date=August 14, 2011 |title=The Hacking Tyler, Texas, Project: Racial Diversity in Smith County |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/08/the-hacking-tyler-texas-project-racial-diversity-in-smith-county/241396/ |access-date=June 29, 2020 |website=The Atlantic |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2020, its racial and ethnic makeup was 47.91% non-Hispanic white, 22.76% Black or African American, 22.66% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 2.82% Asian American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 3.23% two or more races, with 0.33% of some other race. There were 50,785 [[non-Hispanic white]] residents and 24,023 people of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] ancestry, of any race.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Race and Population Totals |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4874144&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 |access-date=February 27, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Hispanic Population Totals |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4874144&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=February 27, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> ===Religion=== [[File:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Tyler, Texas 01.jpg|alt=|thumb|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, see of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler]]]] [[File:Tyler May 2016 12 (First Baptist Church).jpg|thumb|First Baptist Church of Tyler]] A 2020 study by [[Sperling's BestPlaces]] found that 73.2% of residents of the Tyler area identified as religious or spiritual.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/texas/tyler |title=Tyler, Texas Religion |website=www.bestplaces.net |access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref> Tyler is considered to be located in the [[Bible Belt]], a region dominated by [[Protestantism|Protestant Christianity]]. There is also a significant [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] community. According to this 2020 study, 31.1% of Tylerite Christians identified as [[Baptists|Baptist]], primarily affiliated with the [[Baptist General Convention of Texas|Texas Baptists]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas Baptists - Churches |url=https://texasbaptists.org/churches/ |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=texasbaptists.org |language=en}}</ref> [[Southern Baptist Convention]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=SBC Churches Directory |url=https://churches.sbc.net/ |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=churches.sbc.net |language=en-US}}</ref> [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc]], [[National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.|National Baptist Convention of America]], and [[Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship]]. The Roman Catholic community of Tyler and its metropolitan area have been primarily served by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler]]. Following, 6.6% of the population were [[Methodism|Methodists]], mainly affiliated with the [[United Methodist Church]] and [[African Methodist Episcopal Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search - Find A Church |url=https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church/search |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=The United Methodist Church |language=en}}</ref> According to a separate 2020 study by the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]], Baptists, [[Nondenominational Christianity|non/inter-denominational Protestants]], and Roman Catholics constituted the largest share of [[Christendom]] for Tyler metropolitan area. The same study from the Association of Religion Data Archives tabulated 11,161 Methodists divided among the African Methodist Episcopal, [[Christian Methodist Episcopal Church|Christian Methodist Episcopal]], and United Methodist churches.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=Maps and data files for 2020 |url=https://www.usreligioncensus.org/index.php/node/1639 |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=Religion Census Database}}</ref> Per Sperling's, [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostals]] formed the fourth-largest Christian group in Tyler (5.2%) and the largest Pentecostal bodies within the area as of 2020 by both separate studies are the [[Church of God in Christ]], [[Assemblies of God USA]] and the [[United Pentecostal Church International|United Pentecostal Church]], prominent Trinitarian and [[Oneness Pentecostalism|Oneness Pentecostal]] denominations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a Church |url=https://ag.org/Resources/Directories/Find%20a%20Church?C=Tyler&S=TX |access-date=December 16, 2020 |website=ag.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=UPCI |title=Locate a Church {{!}} United Pentecostal Church Int. |url=https://www.upci.org/resources/locate-a-church/text-only |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=UPCI}}</ref> An estimated 1.2% of the religiously affiliated population were [[Latter Day Saint movement|Latter-day Saints]]. Of the Christian population, 0.9% identified as [[Anglicanism|Anglicans or Episcopalians]], 0.7% [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]], and 0.6% [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]]. Roughly 13.6% of Tylerites are of another Christian faith including the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] and [[Jehovah's Witnesses]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orthodox church breaks ground on new space |url=https://tylerpaper.com/lifestyle/faith/orthodox-church-breaks-ground-on-new-space/article_0c3d4349-06a9-5dc7-b6d7-4f69cf42816f.html |access-date=December 16, 2020 |website=TylerPaper.com |date=January 10, 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Parishes - Texas |url=https://www.oca.org/parishes/state/TX |access-date=December 16, 2020 |website=www.oca.org}}</ref> The Anglican or Episcopalian community is divided between adherents of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church in the United States]] and [[Anglican Church in North America]]. The Episcopal Church USA-affiliated [[Episcopal Diocese of Texas]] has congregations in Tyler. The Anglican Church in North America also has congregations in Tyler and its metropolitan area. The [[Diocese of Mid-America]] is the ACNA's diocese in Tyler, consisting of one church as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.acna.org/admin_units/30 |title=Anglican Church in North America |website=www.acna.org |access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref> This diocese is also a member of the [[Reformed Episcopal Church]]. Presbyterian and Lutheran bodies operating in the area include the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] and [[Presbyterian Church in America]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Presbyterian Church in America Directory |url=https://stat.pcanet.org/ac/directory/directory.cfm |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=stat.pcanet.org}}</ref> and the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod|Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)]] and [[North American Lutheran Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Church Directory |url=https://thenalc.org/search/%20/ |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=North American Lutheran Church |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Find A Church, School, Worker |url=https://locator.lcms.org/ |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod |language=en}}</ref> The Eastern Orthodox community is served by the [[Orthodox Church in America]]'s [[Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the South|Diocese of the South]] with its headquarters in nearby [[Dallas]]. The BestPlaces study found that approximately 0.1% of the city's population identified with [[Judaism]] (compared to a state average of 0.2%), while 0.4% considered themselves [[Islam|Muslim]]. The area's Islamic community is affiliated with the East Texas Islamic Society.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tylermuslims.com/about-etis.html |title=East Texas Islamic Society |publisher=Tylermuslims.com |date=May 29, 1988 |access-date=December 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315152250/http://www.tylermuslims.com/about-etis.html |archive-date=March 15, 2013}}</ref>
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