COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buffalo vs Tulsa
PLACE A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
VS
PLACE B
Tulsa, OK
Buffalo is 8% larger than Tulsa. Buffalo earns more, with a median household income $2,610 higher. Tulsa has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 3%).
BUFFALOTULSADIFFERENCE
Total population1,155,6531,069,273+8% vs Tulsa
Population density738171+568
Population growth2.8%8.3%−5.5 pts
Median age40.937.4+3.5
Male48.8%49.4%−0.7 pts
Female51.2%50.6%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born6.9%7.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.1%60.9%+13.2 pts
Black11.1%7.3%+3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%12.5%−6.5 pts
Asian4.2%2.9%+1.3 pts
Other4.7%16.4%−11.7 pts
Median household income$72,257$69,648+$2,610
Per capita income$42,074$38,716+$3,358
Poverty rate13.8%13.8%+0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4600.466Even
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%30.6%+5.6 pts
Graduate degree16.1%10.5%+5.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%5.1%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation62.2%63.6%−1.4 pts
Median home value$225,816$220,806+$5,010
Median gross rent$1,055$1,060−$5
Owner-occupied66.8%65.7%+1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%9.0%−1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households46.9%40.5%+6.4 pts
Average commute21.522.1−0.6
Worked from home12.5%10.8%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work2.4%0.3%+2.2 pts
Uninsured2.9%12.6%−9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025