| | Tyler, TX | San Diego, CA | United States |
| Population | 104,945 | 1,385,398 | 329,725,481 |
| Female Population | 52.3% | 49.0% | 50.5% |
| Male Population | 47.7% | 51.0% | 49.5% |
| Median Age | 34.6 | 35.4 | 38.4 |
| space3 | | | |
| Population - 2010 | 97,047 | 1,305,632 | 309,327,143 |
| Population - 2000 | 83,650 | 1,223,400 | 285,036,114 |
| Population - 1990 | 75,450 | 1,110,549 | 251,960,433 |
| Pop. 2000 to Now | 29.4% | 16.3% | 15.6% |
| Pop. 1990 to Now | 43.4% | 28.1% | 30.8% |
| space4 | | | |
| Population Density | 1,853.2 | 4,255.0 | 93.4 |
| Land Area | 56.6 | 325.6 | 3,531,905.4 |
| Water Area | 0.5 | 46.8 | 264,836.8 |
| space | | | |
| Est. Total Population By Age | | | |
| | Tyler, TX | San Diego, CA | United States |
| Age 0 to 4 | 6.5% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 6.6% | 5.4% | 6.1% |
| Age 10 to 14 | 6.4% | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.7% | 3.1% | 3.9% |
| Age 18 to 20 | 5.5% | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| Age 21 to 24 | 7.3% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Age 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 19.0% | 13.8% |
| Age 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 14.3% | 12.9% |
| Age 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.2% | 12.6% |
| Age 55 to 59 | 5.2% | 5.7% | 6.7% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 5.5% | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 8.0% | 9.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 4.7% | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% |
| space1 | | | |
| Race | | | |
| | Tyler, TX | San Diego, CA | United States |
| White | 48.2% | 42.0% | 59.4% |
| Black | 24.8% | 5.7% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.6% | 16.9% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Other | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Two or More Races | 2.2% | 4.3% | 3.2% |
| Hispanic | 21.7% | 30.1% | 18.4% |
| space2 | | | |
| Marriage & Family | | | |
| | Tyler, TX | San Diego, CA | United States |
| Married Population | 47.4% | 46.4% | 49.8% |
| Currently Married | 45.4% | 44.8% | 48.0% |
| Married but Separated | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Single Population | 52.6% | 53.6% | 50.2% |
| Never Married | 34.9% | 40.1% | 33.8% |
| Divorced | 10.9% | 9.5% | 10.8% |
| Widowed | 6.8% | 4.0% | 5.6% |
| space5 | | | |
| Household Size | 2.66 | 2.64 | 2.60 |
| Households | 37,601 | 509,347 | 124,010,992 |
| Family Households | 24,104 | 304,499 | 80,755,759 |
| Married couple, w/children | 32.3% | 33.2% | 30.5% |
| Married couple, no children | 38.7% | 41.9% | 42.9% |
| Non Family Households | 13,497 | 204,848 | 43,255,233 |
| Single householder, w/children | 16.7% | 13.4% | 15.8% |
| Single householder, no children | 12.3% | 11.6% | 10.8% |