The middle class is growing in Tyler, other Texas cities

(NEXSTAR) – Despite a steady decline in the middle class across the majority of the U.S., a handful of cities, including Tyler, have begun to see the opposite. According to a new study, Texas in particular has several cities where the middle class appears to thriving.

MoneyGeek analyzed over 600 cities in the U.S. and found that the middle class is growing by 40% in those cities. Seven Texas cities finished ranked in the top 25 of cities that saw the most growth since 2018.

The city that saw the largest growth in middle class homes was League City, which has had an 8.2% growth and was ranked third in the entire country. With a population of a little over 117,000, over 47% of residents make between $78,983 and $236,950 and are considered middle class in League City.

Conroe was not far behind on the list at No. 4, which had a 7.9% increase. Residents here don’t need to make as much as League City to be considered middle class however as you’re in the middle class if you make between $51,351 and $154,054.

Here’s how the other Texas cities that made the list fared:

U.S. Rank	City	Difference in Middle-Income Households (2018–23)	Middle-Income Households (2023)	Middle Income Floor (2023)	Middle Income Ceiling (2023)	Population (2023)
3	League City, TX	8.2%	47.5%	$78,983	$236,950	117,520
4	Conroe, TX	7.9%	51.8%	$51,351	$154,054	108,244
14	North Richland Hills, TX	5.8%	49.5%	$66,885	$200,654	70,671
18	Tyler, TX	5.5%	44.8%	$45,627	$136,882	110,325
20	The Woodlands, TX	5.3%	45.5%	$93,863	$281,588	121,514
22	Baytown, TX	5.0%	44.6%	$38,281	$114,842	85,651

To check out the full list of cities, you can view all of the data on MoneyGeek’s website.