Higher Education in the Tyler, TX Metro Area

In the Tyler, TX Metro Area as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey, 25.4 percent of the White Alone, 13.8 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 4.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Tyler, TX Metro Area has a moderately-educated working age population, with 22.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2005 American Community Survey. The Tyler MSA is reported having a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Texas's proportion of 25.2 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 27.2 percent.

From 2000, the Tyler metro area has decreased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has declined by 0.2 percent to a total of 22.4 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has decreased by 1.2 percent. As reported in 2005, 24.8 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 0.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 20.2 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

The American Community Survey reported that in the Tyler, TX Metro Area, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in the Tyler metro area have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 24.8 percent (Men) versus 20.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Tyler, TX

When measuring the total land area, the Tyler metro area spans a total of 928 square miles. This area has a medium-high average area density of 205 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US metro areas with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Birmingham-Hoover (206 per sq. mile ), Goldsboro (207 per sq. mile ), Dalton (208 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Binghamton (203 per sq. mile ), Auburn-Opelika (202 per sq. mile ), Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach (200 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a high amount of people have migrated into the Tyler metro area, with 3,100 people migrating in internationally. The migration from outside the US into Tyler accounts for 0.5 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

In the year 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in the Tyler metro area to be 35.4 years old. The median in Tyler is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, at that time the median was 35.5 years old. With 19.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Tyler can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other metro areas in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

The Tyler metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is comprised of 65.1 percent White, 18.4 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 14.3 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 33.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Tyler has increased the percent of minority makeup when 31.0 percent of the population were minorities.

The Tyler metro area had a total estimated population of 190,594 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 175,442. This growth represents an increase of 8.6 percent. Tyler ranks 10 of 25 MSAs when analyzing total population change in Texas and the metro area ranks 134 of 361 metro areas in terms of population growth in the United States.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.