County population in 2023: 8,115 (9% urban, 91% rural); it was 9,592 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,411 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,756 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,211 Renter-occupied apartments: 691 (it was 625 in 2000)
% of renters here:
16%
State:
27%
Land area: 258 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 32 people per square mile (low).
March 2022 cost of living index in Tyler County: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (30.9%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.6%).
Estimated median household income in 2023: $56,311 ($29,290 in 1999)
This county:
$56,311
West Virginia:
$55,948
Median contract rent in 2023 for apartments: $473 (lower quartile is $291, upper quartile is $558)
This county:
$473
State:
$638
Estimated median house or condo value in 2023: $117,936 (it was $59,800 in 2000)
Tyler:
$117,936
West Virginia:
$163,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,677 - $202,865
Mean price in 2023:
Detached houses: $170,176
Here:
$170,176
State:
$217,159
Townhouses or other attached units: $200,515
Here:
$200,515
State:
$217,842
Mobile homes: $88,661
Here:
$88,661
State:
$146,294
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $975 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $363
Institutionalized population: 64
Crime in 2022 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 2
Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 6
Thefts: 6
Auto thefts: 2
Single-family new house construction building permits:
2022: 0 buildings
2021: 0 buildings
2020: 0 buildings
2019: 0 buildings
2018: 10 buildings, average cost: $168,000
2017: 9 buildings, average cost: $168,000
2016: 8 buildings, average cost: $168,000
2015: 7 buildings, average cost: $168,000
2014: 7 buildings, average cost: $168,000
2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $168,000
2012: 1 building, cost: $168,000
2011: 0 buildings
2010: 0 buildings
2009: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $257,000
2005: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $40,000
1999: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2023: $825 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2023: $584 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2023: 17.7%
Tyler County:
17.7%
West Virginia:
16.7%
(15.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 5.4% for Black residents, 57.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 62.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2023: 48.5 years old
(Males: 48.5 years old, Females: 48.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.5 years old, Black residents: 67.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 48.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tyler County is $400 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $485 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Current college students: 245 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 31 (97.0% naturalized citizens)
Tyler County:
0.4%
Whole state:
1.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
51980 to 1989
21970 to 1979
12Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): ! minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.3%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,247
One, attached: 83
Two: 39
3 or 4: 29
5 to 9: 62
10 to 19: 24
20 to 49: 32
50 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 622
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Housing units in Tyler County with a mortgage: 811 (89 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 77 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 67
Here:
92.4% with mortgage
State:
96.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Tyler County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
1,232
15
Evangelical Protestant
1,087
18
Catholic
122
2
Other
1
-
None
6,766
-
Tyler County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
Tyler County:
4.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:
3.35 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:
1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
Tyler County:
5.59 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:
5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 1
This county:
1.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.22 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Tyler County:
12.4%
West Virginia:
12.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Tyler County:
31.8%
State:
31.1%
Agriculture in Tyler County:
Average size of farms: 177 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $4,841 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $36.16 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.38% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $7,174 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.35% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.09% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23,370 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.67% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.24 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.27% Corn for grain: 62 harvested acres Land in orchards: 55 acres
Earthquake activity:
Tyler County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 195.6 miles away from Tyler County center On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 140.6 miles away from the county center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 185.2 miles away from the county center On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 145.9 miles away from the county center On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 209.4 miles away from Tyler County center On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 184.3 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
West Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4517-WV: April 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4517, Natural disaster type: Other
West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - February 20, 2018, FEMA Id: 4359, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: July 28, 2017 - July 29, 2017, FEMA Id: 4331, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 08, 2015 to April 11, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4220: May 18, 2015, FEMA Id: 4220, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
West Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4210: March 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4210, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
West Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3358: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3358, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
West Virginia Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3345: June 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 3345, Natural disaster type: Storm
West Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4071: July 23, 2012, FEMA Id: 4071, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
West Virginia Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1903: April 23, 2010, FEMA Id: 1903, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
West Virginia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: June 03, 2008 to June 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1769: June 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 1769, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Tyler County (21) is greater than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 11, Landslides: 7, Mudslides: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Management occupations (6%)
Material moving occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
Healthcare support occupations (21%)
Educational instruction, and library occupations (16%)
Health technologists and technicians (12%)
Office and administrative support occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Management occupations (6%)
Personal care and service occupations (5%)
Poland (61%)
Canada (23%)
Greece (6%)
Ireland (0%)
Norway (0%)
Sweden (0%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
American (30%)
English (24%)
German (10%)
Irish (8%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Italian (2%)
European (2%)
64 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
3 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Tyler County, West Virginia in 2000:
68 people in nursing homes
30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $65,018.
5.14% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,660 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.14%
West Virginia average:
5.74%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.25% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($28,969 average AGI)
0.89% relocated from other states ($7,691 average AGI)
Tyler County:
0.89%
West Virginia average:
3.02%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
6.18% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,091 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.18%
West Virginia average:
5.65%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.14% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($28,579 average AGI)
2.04% relocated to other states ($11,513 average AGI)
Tyler County:
2.04%
West Virginia average:
2.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.2
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.5% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Tyler County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,991 (1,555 aged, 436 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 133 (7%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Tyler County, West Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (153)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (107)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (95)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (33)
Other lack of expected normal physiological development (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 10.68 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 2,114 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 128 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 75,494
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 996 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,092
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 10 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 75
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,115
Male householders: 1,672 (552 living alone), Female householders: 1,574 (642 living alone)
Size of family households: 981 2-persons, 298 3-persons, 389 4-persons, 148 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,195 1-person, 145 2-persons, 15 3-persons.
1,090 married couples with children.
289 single-parent households (25 men, 264 women).
99.2% of residents of Tyler speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,022,000 ($5,128 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $639,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,888,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,944,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,000 Federal grants: $10,392,000 Federal procurement contracts: $331,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,454,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $173,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $580,000 Federal Government insurance: $5,292,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 446
Here:
48 per 1000 residents
State:
60 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 614
Here:
66 per 1000 residents
State:
61 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +5
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+2 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -75
Here:
-8 per 1000 residents
State:
+6 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.45 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.2
State:
4.6
Year house built in Tyler County, West Virginia
72020 or later
2702010 to 2019
2612000 to 2009
4541990 to 1999
3631980 to 1989
6401970 to 1979
5071960 to 1969
3061950 to 1959
1391940 to 1949
1,1391939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Tyler County, West Virginia
Cars and other vehicles available in Tyler County in owner-occupied houses/condos
112no vehicle
8451 vehicle
9432 vehicles
6793 vehicles
1884 vehicles
85+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Tyler County in renter-occupied apartments
91no vehicle
2691 vehicle
712 vehicles
133 vehicles
04 vehicles
05+ vehicles
94.7% of Tyler County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in West Virginia.
Tyler County:
94.7%
State average:
90.0%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,310
Other state: 1,722
Northeast: 390
Midwest: 796
South: 390
West: 140
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Tyler County