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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Tyler, TX

Population: 106,440 (2022) · Mid-Size Cities (100K-250K)

C
54/100

Average fiscal health, some areas of concern

Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$12,276
Total Revenue
$1.1B
Total Debt
$151.2M

Spending Breakdown

Utilities
26.5%$346.2M
Other
25.2%$329.7M
Housing & Community Development
23.6%$308.4M
Hospitals
7.6%$99.2M
Parks & Recreation
5.2%$68.6M
Public Welfare
5.0%$64.8M
Interest on Debt
2.7%$34.7M
Health
1.4%$18.6M
Fire Protection
1.4%$18.2M
Sewerage
1.1%$14.3M
Education
0.3%$3.7M

Spending data sourced from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances. Per-capita comparisons use the Lincoln Institute's Fiscally Standardized Cities methodology for fair cross-city benchmarking.

Revenue Sources

Sales Tax
0.7%$7.7M
Income Tax
14.7%$156.3M
Intergovernmental
39.0%$413.6M
Charges & Fees
31.0%$329.4M
Other
20.3%$215.3M

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection$171/person
Parks & Recreation$644/person
Education$35/person
Health$175/person

Score Breakdown

Budget Balance & Reserves (25%)56/100
Debt Burden (20%)0/100
Pension Funding (20%)76/100
Spending Efficiency (15%)100/100
Revenue Diversity (10%)52/100
Trend Direction (10%)50/100

Debt Overview

Total Debt$151.2M
Long-Term Debt$129.7M
Debt Per Capita$1,420
Cash & Securities$40.7M

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Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023). Population from American Community Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Tyler, TX spends $12,276 per resident, based on total expenditures of $1.3B for a population of 106,440. The city has a Fiscal Health Score of C (54/100).

Tyler, TX has total expenditures of $1.3B and total revenue of $1.1B. The city carries $151.2M in total debt, based on Census Bureau data from 2023.

Tyler, TX employs 0 government workers, of which 0 are full-time. The average government salary is $0, with 0.0 employees per 10,000 residents.

Tyler, TX has a Fiscal Health Score of C (54/100). This score evaluates budget balance, debt burden, pension funding, spending efficiency, revenue diversity, and 3-year fiscal trajectory compared to peer cities of similar population.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. cities, counties, and states. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.