COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tulsa vs Buffalo
PLACE A
Tulsa, OK
VS
PLACE B
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Tulsa is 7% smaller than Buffalo. Buffalo earns more, with a median household income $2,610 higher. Tulsa has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 3%).
TULSABUFFALODIFFERENCE
Total population1,069,2731,155,653−7% vs Buffalo
Population density171738−568
Population growth8.3%2.8%+5.5 pts
Median age37.440.9−3.5
Male49.4%48.8%+0.7 pts
Female50.6%51.2%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born7.5%6.9%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.9%74.1%−13.2 pts
Black7.3%11.1%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.5%6.0%+6.5 pts
Asian2.9%4.2%−1.3 pts
Other16.4%4.7%+11.7 pts
Median household income$69,648$72,257−$2,610
Per capita income$38,716$42,074−$3,358
Poverty rate13.8%13.8%−0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.460Even
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%36.2%−5.6 pts
Graduate degree10.5%16.1%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%5.1%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation63.6%62.2%+1.4 pts
Median home value$220,806$225,816−$5,010
Median gross rent$1,060$1,055+$5
Owner-occupied65.7%66.8%−1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%7.4%+1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households40.5%46.9%−6.4 pts
Average commute22.121.5+0.6
Worked from home10.8%12.5%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.3%2.4%−2.2 pts
Uninsured12.6%2.9%+9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025