Longview-Tyler, TX


Total Population: 442,736

(An increase of 4.4 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

  • Foreign Born - 33,680
  • Language Spoken at Home - 28,356

  • 7.6% of Total Population are Foreign Born
  • 6.4% of Total Population Speak Another Language Other than English at Home

[Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Foreign Born and Language Spoken at Home]

Quick Facts

  • Longview and Tyler are considered the major hub cities for East Texas.

  • Tyler hosts for more a significant population of higher education students, a College of Engineering, and a University Health Science Center, two regional, billion-dollar hospital systems, and a variety of technology startups.

  • Among the foreign born, Muslim and Buddhist people groups like Arabs and Cambodian, Khmer and Vietnamese are the largest

  • A significant Gujarati and Hindi community is also found in this area

People Group Highlights

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PG Name Country Of Birth IMB Affinity Group Affinity Bloc Primary Religion Baseline Population Total
Arab, SyrianSyriaNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam70
MalayMalaysiaEast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesIslam70
Arab, EgyptianEgyptNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam75
UrduPakistanSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesIslam77
KenyanKenyaSub-Saharan African PeoplesSub-Saharan AfricanChristianity - Protestant81
JapaneseJapanEast Asian PeoplesEast Asian PeoplesEthnic Religions - Shintoism82
BengaliBangladeshSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesIslam - Sunni105
PersianIranCentral Asia PeoplesPersian-MedianIslam107
AfrikanerSouth AfricaSub-Saharan African PeoplesEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Protestant115
HindiIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesHinduism116
SinhaleseSri LankaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesBuddhism122
SlovakSlovakiaEuropean PeoplesEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox136
NigerianNigeriaSub-Saharan African PeoplesSub-Saharan AfricanChristianity - Protestant145
KoreanSouth KoreaEast Asian PeoplesEast Asian PeoplesChristianity - Protestant178
RussianRussiaEuropean PeoplesEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox207
ItalianItalyEuropean PeoplesEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic216
GuatemalanGuatemalaAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic258
Arab, LebaneseLebanonNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam275
GujaratiIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesHinduism317
HonduranHondurasAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic343
Cambodian, KhmerCambodiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesSoutheast Asian PeoplesBuddhism375
Chinese, MandarinChinaEast Asian PeoplesEast Asian PeoplesBuddhism458
VietnameseVietnamSoutheast Asian PeoplesSoutheast Asian PeoplesBuddhism609
GermanGermanyEuropean PeoplesEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Protestant651
SalvadoranEl SalvadorAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Other / Marginal772

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