place

Tulsa, OK

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

Population

412,322

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,838

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone225,292 (54.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone57,887 (14.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race35,477 (8.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races35,409 (8.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone26,808 (6.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone17,550 (4.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish60,042
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island6,120
  3. 3.Other Indo-European2,898
  4. 4.Arabic1,505
  5. 5.Vietnamese1,416

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

12.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

18,335

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$37,533

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance43,545
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services24,309
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)22,312
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services19,823
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)19,146

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations76,906
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations40,379
  3. 3.Service Occupations33,889
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations26,483
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations18,717

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.20×)20,625
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.16×)4,265
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.14×)5,149
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)10,273
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.10×)14,971

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$189,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$998/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

51.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99911,524 (12.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99910,496 (11.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9998,356 (9.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9997,632 (8.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9997,226 (8.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9996,098 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

33.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,238

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone142,988 (74.1%)
  • Worked At Home22,200 (11.5%)
  • Carpooled19,907 (10.3%)
  • Walked3,214 (1.7%)
  • Other2,433 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit1,044 (0.5%)

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.