One thing noticeable about Tyler, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Tyler is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Tyler a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
The education level of Tyler citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.08% of adults in Tyler have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Tyler in 2018 was $34,062, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,248 for a family of four. However, Tyler contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tyler is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tyler home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tyler residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tyler also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tyler include English, German, Irish, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Tyler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
