People Facts Tyler Texas
      Population, 2003 estimate 88,316 22,118,509
      Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 4.7% 6.1%
      Population, 2000 83,650 20,851,820
      Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 10.5% 22.8%
      Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.4% 7.8%
      Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.1% 28.2%
      Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.2% 9.9%
      Female persons, percent, 2000 53.2% 50.4%
      White persons, percent, 2000 61.9% 71.0%
      Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 26.6% 11.5%
      American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 0.3% 0.6%
      Asian persons, percent, 2000 1.0% 2.7%
      Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 8.5% 11.7%
      Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.6% 2.5%
      Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 15.8% 32.0%
      Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 47.9% 49.6%
      Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 9.6% 13.9%
      Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 16.3% 31.2%
      High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 78.8% 75.7%
      Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 27.5% 23.2%
      Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.8 25.4
       
      Housing units, 2000 35,337 8,157,575
      Homeownership rate, 2000 56.2% 63.8%
      Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $81,200 $82,500
       
      Households, 2000 32,525 7,393,354
      Persons per household, 2000 2.48 2.74
      Median household income, 1999 $34,163 $39,927
      Per capita money income, 1999 $20,184 $19,617
      Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 16.8% 15.4%
          Business Facts Tyler Texas
      Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 990,759 323,111,661
      Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,692,885 182,516,112
      Retail sales per capita, 1997 $20,585 $9,430
      Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 152,513 22,698,848
      Total number of firms, 1997 8,778 1,525,972
      Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 4.5% 23.9%
      Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 26.5% 25.0%
          Geography Facts Tyler Texas
      Land area, 2000 (square miles) 49 261,797
      Persons per square mile, 2000 1,696.7 79.6
      FIPS Code 74144 48
      Counties Smith County