According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 936 square miles (2,420 km2), of which 925 square miles (2,400 km2) are land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (1.2%) are covered by water.[4]
Tyler County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition 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.
As of the2020 census, the county had a population of 19,798. The median age was 45.8 years. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 116.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 120.8 males age 18 and over.[10][11]
<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[12]
There were 7,362 households in the county, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.0% were married-couple households, 19.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[10]
There were 9,406 housing units, of which 21.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 82.8% were owner-occupied and 17.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.7%.[10]
As of thecensus[13] of 2000, 20,871 people, 7,775 households, and 5,675 families resided in the county. Thepopulation density was 23 people per square mile (8.9 people/km2). The 10,419 housing units averaged 11 units per square mile (4.2 units/km2). Theracial makeup of the county was 84.0% White, 12.0% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 2.52% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. About 3.6% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 7,775 households, 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were not families. About 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 2.9.
In the county, the population was distributed as 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,808, and for a family was $35,195. Males had a median income of $31,797 versus $19,594 for females. Theper capita income for the county was $15,367. About 12.6% of families and 15.8% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.
