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Tulsa County, OK

Demographic and economic profile of Tulsa County, OK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Tulsa County's economy of 693,514 residents supports a GDP per capita of $64,179 against median worker earnings of $40,760, suggesting a productive but cost-accessible labor market where median gross rent runs just $1,060 per month and median home values sit at $213,500. The county's workforce has a 66.0% labor force participation rate, with 33.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 89.8% holding at least a high school diploma, alongside an unemployment rate of 5.4%. Population grew 4.8% over five years, and a mean commute of 20.3 minutes points to a relatively compact, accessible metro footprint.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

693,514

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$69,009

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.8% since 2018

Tulsa County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone412,418 (60.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone64,684 (9.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races62,738 (9.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race46,644 (6.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone33,726 (5.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone33,596 (4.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish72,174
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island9,647
  3. 3.Other Indo-European4,330
  4. 4.Vietnamese3,415
  5. 5.Arabic2,066

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

33,899

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$64,179

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$39,673

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance73,917
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services37,691
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)36,725
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)34,754
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services30,005

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations134,428
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations69,022
  3. 3.Service Occupations52,329
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations43,185
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations29,648

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Other Services (LQ 1.20×)18,349
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.17×)8,783
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.16×)6,013
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.11×)6,791
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.11×)21,052

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$213,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,060/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

59.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99924,320 (15.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99924,137 (14.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99918,358 (11.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99914,156 (8.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99912,242 (7.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99911,389 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

33.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,760

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone245,919 (76.0%)
  • Worked At Home37,170 (11.5%)
  • Carpooled30,325 (9.4%)
  • Walked4,186 (1.3%)
  • Other3,265 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit1,069 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.