HousingPermits

Metro area in Texas · part of the Tyler-Jacksonville, TX combined area

Tyler, TX

The Tyler metro area authorized 543 new housing units in 2025. Duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes supplied 17% of its units in 2021–2025, the highest share among the 85 metro areas of 250,000 to 499,999 residents. Buildings of five or more units took 3.9% of its 2021–2025 units, less than the national 34%.

02505007501,0002004: 724 units (608 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 745 units (604 single-family, 49 in 2–4 unit, 92 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 679 units (576 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 88 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 462 units (370 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 77 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 347 units (258 single-family, 23 in 2–4 unit, 66 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 209 units (160 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 40 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 266 units (201 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 50 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 262 units (185 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 68 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 353 units (228 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 107 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 373 units (373 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 389 units (377 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 470 units (420 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 581 units (454 single-family, 103 in 2–4 unit, 24 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 678 units (472 single-family, 64 in 2–4 unit, 142 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 660 units (478 single-family, 177 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 657 units (592 single-family, 60 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 828 units (635 single-family, 176 in 2–4 unit, 17 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 912 units (741 single-family, 130 in 2–4 unit, 41 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 830 units (701 single-family, 94 in 2–4 unit, 35 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 753 units (468 single-family, 272 in 2–4 unit, 13 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 608 units (464 single-family, 99 in 2–4 unit, 45 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 543 units (517 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 10 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252021 high · 9122009 low · 20904008001,2002004: 724 units (608 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 745 units (604 single-family, 49 in 2–4 unit, 92 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 679 units (576 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 88 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 462 units (370 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 77 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 347 units (258 single-family, 23 in 2–4 unit, 66 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 209 units (160 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 40 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 266 units (201 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 50 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 262 units (185 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 68 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 353 units (228 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 107 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 373 units (373 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 389 units (377 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 470 units (420 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 581 units (454 single-family, 103 in 2–4 unit, 24 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 678 units (472 single-family, 64 in 2–4 unit, 142 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 660 units (478 single-family, 177 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 657 units (592 single-family, 60 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 828 units (635 single-family, 176 in 2–4 unit, 17 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 912 units (741 single-family, 130 in 2–4 unit, 41 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 830 units (701 single-family, 94 in 2–4 unit, 35 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 753 units (468 single-family, 272 in 2–4 unit, 13 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 608 units (464 single-family, 99 in 2–4 unit, 45 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 543 units (517 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 10 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252021 high · 912

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Morristown (4.1% in five-plus buildings). Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2017 (142), single-family houses in 2021 (741).

2021–202579.3%79%16.8%17%3.9%2004–200683.2%83%3.9%12.8%13%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202579.3%79%16.8%17%3.9%2004–200683.2%83%3.9%12.8%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 9 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Tyler, with 2,048 units or 55% of the total, followed by Lindale with 496.

  • Tyler55% (2,048 units)
  • Lindale13% (496 units)
  • Bullard town13% (475 units)
  • Whitehouse11% (416 units)
  • Hideaway2.6% (97 units)
  • Noonday1.9% (72 units)
  • Arp1% (36 units)
  • Troup1% (36 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Relative to population

With 252,549 residents in July 2025, Tyler authorized 3.0 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, under the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Bakersfield (3.0) and Ann Arbor (3.0).

Boom, bust and since

Tyler authorized the most units in 2021 (912); 2025 reached 60% of that. Its peak year is shared by 27 other metro areas, among them Binghamton, Bremerton, Chico. Annual permits fell from 745 during the mid-2000s boom to 209 in 2009, a drop of 72%. The nearest bust profile in the West South Central states was Laredo's (72%). The 2021–2025 pace of 729 units a year is 1.8% above the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 6 years in a row up to 2017. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 11%.

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Yakima, WA7132.918%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA4701.946%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ1,7188.216%
Tyler, TX5433.03.9%
Appleton, WI1,2644.036%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Tyler beside Prescott Valley

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Texas. Counting rules.