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Tyler, TX

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TylerTX averageUS Census ACS
Population
107,718
Per-capita income
$34,235
Median home value
$216,400
Bachelor's or higher
31%
Typical home value $253,272 -0.6% yr/yr · +26.1% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2009–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
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Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances
Total revenue$206.2M (FY2023)
Total spending$227.8M (FY2023)
Taxes$102.0M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$142.7M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$2,125 (FY2023)

Development activity

Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025270 housing units ($76.5M)

Recent meetings

Tue Feb 3, 2026

PLANNING AND ZONING

Wed Jan 28, 2026

CITY COUNCIL

Wed Jan 14, 2026

CITY COUNCIL

Tue Jan 6, 2026

PLANNING AND ZONING

💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
$25.6MBEN FITZGERALD REAL ESTATE SERVICES, L.L.C.
Department of Homeland Security · PREV. MAINT. TASK ORDER
$13.0MBEN FITZGERALD REAL ESTATE SERVICES, L.L.C.
Department of Defense · BASE PERIOD FIS REGION 1 CONTRACT AWARD
$11.8MBEN FITZGERALD REAL ESTATE SERVICES, L.L.C.
Department of Defense · FACILTIES INVESTMENT SERVICES
$4.2MBEN FITZGERALD REAL ESTATE SERVICES, L.L.C.
General Services Administration · IGF::OT::IGF. PROVIDE JANITORIAL, MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE AND BUILDING
$3.7MBEN FITZGERALD REAL ESTATE SERVICES, L.L.C.
Department of Defense · FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SERVICES-REGION 5
$3.3MECLECTIC REENTRY SERVICES, LLC
Department of Justice · RESIDENTIAL REENTRY CENTER (RRC) AND HOME CONFINEMENT (HC) SERVICES WI
$3.2MBEN FITZGERALD REAL ESTATE SERVICES, L.L.C.
Department of Defense · FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SERVICES- REGION 6
$3.2MBEN FITZGERALD REAL ESTATE SERVICES, L.L.C.
Department of Homeland Security · HVAC MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT RCF POINT REYES.
$3.1MBEN FITZGERALD REAL ESTATE SERVICES, L.L.C.
General Services Administration · THIS IS A NEW BASE YEAR AWARD FOR BOISE O&M AND BAKER CITY JAN/ MECH
$3.1MCOUNTY REHABILITATION CENTER INC
Department of Justice · FY24 TASK ORDER TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL REENTRY CENTER (RRC) AND HOME C

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Smith County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration+1,573 people (+$98.6M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)6 ({"Hurricane": 8, "Fire": 6, "Flood": 4, "Severe Storm": 4, " · last Fri May 17, 2024)
Traffic fatalities16 (3 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments6,356 (98,886 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,333/mo (1,422 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy23.9% (low numeracy 35% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.

$206.2M
Annual budget
$142.7M
Debt outstanding
270
Permitted housing units

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$206.2M
Spending$227.8M
Operating spending ran ahead of revenue this year.

Debt load MODERATE

Outstanding debt$142.7M
Debt-to-revenue0.69×
Debt-load index60 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.462
All kids
0.401
Black kids
0.341

Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.

Where it’s happening

geocoded land-use decisions
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