Tyler, TX Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Tyler Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 97,096 in 1970 to 209,714 in 2010. That was an increase of 116.0 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 541 in 1970 to 19,248 in 2010. That was an increase of 3457.9 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 0.6 percent to 9.2 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 97.3 percent.

	Tyler MSA: Population  1970-2010

Sources of Population Change

The primary sources of population change are:

Natural Change [Births minus Deaths or B-D];
Net Domestic Migration [NDM - movement between states]; and
Net International Migration [NIM - movement into and out of the country].
There is also a residual "other" amount that isn't placed in one of those three categories.

The first chart below shows the three population change factors for three periods adjusted for annual average amounts. Natural change (B-D) was the primary factor adding population in the first and latest periods, with NDM in that role in the second period.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, NDM was the principal factor adding population in all periods.

	Tyler MSA: Sources of Population Change 1990-2014 		Tyler MSA: Sources of Population Change (Adjusted) 1990-2014

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						 B-D	 NDM	 NIM	
	90-'99	44.7%	38.2%	17.2%					90-'99	 34.0%	38.2%	27.8%
	00-'09	35.8%	49.3%	14.9%					00-'09	 23.6%	49.3%	27.1%
	10-'14	49.8%	38.8%	11.4%					10-'14	 28.4%	38.8%	32.8%

1/ Smith County.

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