Tyler, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Tyler is a Census city of 109,215 people across 57.79 square miles of land, in Smith County. Median household income is $67,486, 55.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 149 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $114.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tyler
What Tyler is
- Census place typecity
- Land area57.79 sq mi
- Water area0.52 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,890
- County holding the largest share of its areaSmith County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tyler
How many people live in Tyler
- Population109,215
- Median age35.0
- Population under 1825,485
- Share under 1823.3 percent
- Population 65 and over18,513
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent
- Households38,505
- Family households23,923
- Share of households that are families62.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tyler
Income and work in Tyler
- Median household income$67,486
- Per capita income$34,724
- Civilian labor force54,776
- Employed52,323
- Unemployed2,453 plus or minus 508
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over70,062
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tyler
Housing in Tyler
- Housing units46,019
- Occupied units38,505
- Vacant units7,514
- Vacancy rate16.3 percent
- Owner occupied21,339
- Renter occupied17,166
- Ownership rate55.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$235,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,252
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.3 percent
- Single family units30,416
- Share single family66.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14,782
- Share in buildings of two or more32.1 percent
- Mobile homes813 plus or minus 233
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tyler
How Tyler gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute47,232
- Commuting under 15 minutes15,614
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9,846
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.8 percent
- Drove alone79.2 percent
- Carpooled9.3 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home7.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tyler
SBA loans in Tyler (7(a))
- Approvals149
- Gross approval$114,536,100
- Average approval$768,699
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,091,200
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,095
- Jobs per approval14.1
- Loans with a final outcome19
- Paid in full15
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more23.5 percent
- Share to franchises34.9 percent
- Distinct lenders60
- Distinct industries by NAICS76
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tyler, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 19 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Tyler
SBA loans in Tyler (504)
- Approvals57
- Gross approval$50,120,000
- Average approval$879,298
- Median approval$529,000
- Largest approval$3,669,000
- Jobs supported786
- Loans with a final outcome25
- Charged off2
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tyler, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 25 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Tyler
Flood risk in Tyler
- NFIP communityCity of Tyler
- NFIP community number480571
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/16/14
The City of Tyler participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480571 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Smith County, not Tyler
Smith County context, not Tyler figures
- Establishments in Smith County6,356
- Covered employment, Smith County113,523
- Average annual pay, Smith County$57,439
- Housing units permitted, Smith County608
Every figure in this section is published for Smith County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tyler.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Tyler questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tyler, Texas?
109,215, in 38,505 households. Tyler city covers 57.79 square miles of land, which is 1,890 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tyler in?
Smith County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Tyler?
$67,486. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $235,300. Median gross rent is $1,252 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tyler businesses?
149 7(a) approvals totaling $114.5 m since FY2020, across 60 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 57 504 approvals worth $50.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tyler, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tyler borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tyler. Only 19 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Tyler in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tyler appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tyler, city of, community 480571, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Tyler figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Smith County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Tyler.
Is zoning published for Tyler?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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