COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Tulsa County

Oklahoma · 503,341 residents · 570 sq mi

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Tulsa County is home to 503,341 people in Oklahoma. Median home value sits at $60,300. Households here earn about 15% more than in Oklahoma as a whole. There are 59,958 fewer people here than in 2000. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $27,228, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

503,341

−11%vs 2000

vs 563,299 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

570 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024681K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(38,131)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(38,330)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(34,974)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(33,595)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(35,679)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(92,202)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(78,292)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(51,698)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(42,246)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(34,054)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(18,301)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(5,839)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,228

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,213 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,742

−30%vs 2000

vs $21,115 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.2%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,300

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$366

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $520 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.8% in 2000

39.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.5%(408,149)

Black10.8%(61,089)

Hispanic / Latino6%(33,616)

Asian1.6%(9,037)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83%(417,778)

Black9.8%(49,433)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(11,762)

Asian1.2%(6,198)

Other5.9%(29,932)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.3%(76,940)

Central American1.7%(11,764)

Guatemalan0.8%(5,365)

South American0.8%(5,190)

Puerto Rican0.7%(4,611)

Honduran0.5%(3,483)

Venezuelan0.4%(2,493)

Spaniard0.3%(1,869)

Salvadoran0.3%(1,755)

Cuban0.2%(1,111)

Colombian0.1%(983)

Dominican0.1%(940)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(755)

Ecuadorian0.1%(451)

Nicaraguan0.1%(449)

Panamanian0.1%(403)

Argentine0%(293)

Costa Rican0%(190)

Chilean0%(145)

Bolivian0%(55)

Uruguayan0%(3)

Asian origin

Burmese0.8%(5,544)

Hmong0.6%(4,221)

Vietnamese0.6%(3,834)

Asian Indian0.5%(3,680)

Chinese0.3%(2,131)

Filipino0.2%(1,582)

Korean0.1%(1,008)

Pakistani0.1%(869)

Japanese0.1%(392)

Kazakh0.1%(380)

Bangladeshi0%(213)

Laotian0%(164)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Thai0%(117)

Indonesian0%(97)

Taiwanese0%(91)

Sri Lankan0%(37)

Nepalese0%(34)

Cambodian0%(19)

Malaysian0%(18)

Mien0%(8)

Singaporean0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(882)

Samoan0.1%(392)

Marshallese0%(171)

Chamorro0%(64)

Chuukese0%(45)

Fijian0%(37)

Tongan0%(7)

Guamanian0%(5)

Ancestry

English12.5%(84,862)

German12%(81,600)

Irish9.9%(67,431)

American5.6%(38,180)

Scottish2.2%(15,135)

Italian2.1%(14,279)

French1.8%(11,921)

Subsaharan African1.1%(7,486)

Scotch-Irish1%(6,576)

Polish0.9%(6,276)

Dutch0.9%(5,995)

Swedish0.7%(4,589)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.7%(4,501)

Welsh0.5%(3,618)

Arab0.5%(3,510)

British0.5%(3,089)

West Indian0.4%(2,825)

Czech0.3%(2,272)

Russian0.3%(2,022)

Nigerian0.3%(1,769)

Ukrainian0.2%(1,608)

Danish0.2%(1,303)

French Canadian0.2%(1,284)

Lebanese0.2%(1,218)

Hungarian0.2%(1,154)

Portuguese0.2%(1,099)

Swiss0.2%(1,060)

Austrian0.1%(924)

Greek0.1%(905)

Jamaican0.1%(770)

Iranian0.1%(705)

Canadian0.1%(643)

Lithuanian0.1%(521)

Syrian0.1%(507)

Brazilian0.1%(507)

Turkish0.1%(504)

Egyptian0.1%(490)

Romanian0.1%(431)

Slovak0.1%(411)

Israeli0.1%(397)

Haitian0.1%(343)

Croatian0%(332)

Finnish0%(307)

Kenyan0%(278)

Armenian0%(252)

Australian0%(235)

Palestinian0%(193)

Belgian0%(174)

Latvian0%(172)

Iraqi0%(153)

Ethiopian0%(146)

Jordanian0%(129)

Bulgarian0%(116)

Barbadian0%(112)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(106)

Serbian0%(100)

Ghanaian0%(90)

Slovene0%(69)

Moroccan0%(61)

Guyanese0%(46)

Cape Verdean0%(19)

Macedonian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.7%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.7%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 11.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.8%(93,790)

Married50.7%(132,865)

Widowed2.8%(7,301)

Divorced10.7%(28,169)

Women 15+

Never married29.5%(82,022)

Married47.9%(132,848)

Widowed8.3%(23,038)

Divorced14.3%(39,705)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.3%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.8%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 65.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.1%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 31.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.6%(8,686)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(7,624)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.2%(11,251)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(1,183)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(508)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 33,899 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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