What percentage of people rent in Tyler, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Tyler, TX, 2020–2024
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44.6% (±1.8 points) of the occupied homes in Tyler, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 17,166 renting households against 21,339 that own their home.

In Tyler, the share of households that rent went from 47.1% in 2015–2019 to 44.6% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.6% (±1.8 points)
Renting households: 17,166 (±820)
Median renter income: $49,822 (±$3,494)

Who rents and who owns in Tyler

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tyler	Smith County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.6% (±1.8 points)	31.2% (±1.3 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	17,166 (±820)	25,919 (±1,067)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	21,339 (±873)	57,215 (±1,389)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,822 (±$3,494)	$51,430 (±$3,641)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,911 (±$6,334)	$88,414 (±$3,058)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Tyler, the renter share is higher than in Smith County (31.2%).

It is also higher than in Texas (37.4%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Smith County, Tyler ranks 1 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 174 of 1,421.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Tyler has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	47.1% (±1.4 points)	44.6% (±1.8 points)	−2.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$923 (±$24)	$1,252 (±$46)	+35.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$52,932 (±$1,898)	$67,486 (±$3,344)	+27.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Tyler

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tyler
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tyler	—	44.6% (±1.8 points)	—
Noonday	7.4 mi	26.2% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
New Chapel Hill	8.1 mi	29.8% (±12.8 points)	Lower
Whitehouse	8.3 mi	25.3% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Chandler	9.8 mi	32.8% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Bullard	12 mi	13.9% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Lindale	14 mi	35.0% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Winona	14 mi	41.5% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hideaway	15 mi	5.8% (±3.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Chapel Hill, TX (29.8%), Whitehouse, TX (25.3%), Chandler, TX (32.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Smith County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Tyler	44.6% (±1.8 points)
2	Winona	41.5% (±13.2 points)
3	Troup	35.7% (±9.1 points)
4	Lindale	35.0% (±8.6 points)
5	New Chapel Hill	29.8% (±12.8 points)
6	Noonday	26.2% (±20.7 points)
7	Whitehouse	25.3% (±7.7 points)

Showing 7 of 10 places in Smith County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Tyler

How many renters are there in Tyler?

Tyler has an estimated 17,166 (±820) renting households, 44.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tyler?

In Tyler, the share of households that rent went from 47.1% in 2015–2019 to 44.6% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Tyler?

A renting household in Tyler has 2.5 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tyler?

The median renting household in Tyler, TX has an income of $49,822 (±$3,494) a year, against $87,911 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Tyler city, Texas (place:74144, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.