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Tulsa County

Oklahoma · 603,403 residents · 570 sq mi
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With 603,403 people, Tulsa County is a county in Oklahoma. Median home value sits at $126,200. The average commute runs 19 minutes. The foreign-born share is 7%. The median household earns $45,613, about 13% below the national median. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 37.2
Average education
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
603,403
+7%since 2000
from 563,299 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
35.2
+2%since 2000
from 34.4 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
570 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
486K539K592K645K699K19902000201020202024Tulsa County
2024681K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 57.4%(44,711)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 97.2%(43,321)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.8%(41,237)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.9%(41,675)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247%(42,152)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3414.4%(87,168)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4413%(78,473)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5413.9%(83,642)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411.3%(68,168)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 746.4%(38,330)
US avg: 7%
75 to 844.1%(24,440)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.7%(10,086)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$45,613
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,213 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$26,769
+27%since 2000
from $21,115 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
28.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 27.4% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
15.1%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 11.6% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.478
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Retail trade11.6%
US avg: 10.9%
Information11.2%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services7.4%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 7.2%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.9%
US avg: 4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.9%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3.7%
US avg: 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing1.2%
US avg: 0.5%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$126,200
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,000 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$689
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $520 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
61.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 61.8% in 2000
39.0% rent
Vacancy rate
9.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.43 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.42 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
22.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 22.1% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 43.4% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
2.8
+4%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic72.5%(408,149)
Black10.8%(61,089)
Hispanic / Latino6%(33,616)
Asian1.6%(9,037)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic65.2%(393,401)
Black10.6%(63,737)
Hispanic / Latino11%(66,582)
Asian2.3%(13,892)
Other10.7%(64,698)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican8.4%(49,755)
Central American0.5%(3,002)
South American0.3%(1,890)
Puerto Rican0.3%(1,520)
Guatemalan0.2%(1,196)
Honduran0.2%(945)
Peruvian0.1%(736)
Spaniard0.1%(614)
Venezuelan0.1%(555)
Cuban0.1%(531)
Salvadoran0.1%(369)
Nicaraguan0%(266)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0%(255)
Dominican0%(169)
Bolivian0%(121)
Chilean0%(39)
Argentine0%(33)
Ancestry
German15.6%(92,063)
Irish12.4%(73,344)
English10.2%(60,176)
American8.3%(48,841)
French2.7%(15,732)
Scottish2.5%(14,520)
Dutch2.2%(13,047)
Italian2.1%(12,211)
Scotch-Irish2%(11,724)
Polish1.1%(6,685)
Swedish1%(6,128)
Norwegian0.9%(5,299)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.7%(4,176)
Russian0.5%(3,000)
Arab0.5%(2,945)
West Indian0.4%(2,604)
British0.4%(2,223)
Czech0.3%(1,866)
French Canadian0.3%(1,659)
Swiss0.2%(1,413)
Danish0.2%(1,377)
Greek0.2%(1,353)
Canadian0.2%(1,303)
Lebanese0.2%(1,124)
Hungarian0.2%(1,049)
Austrian0.1%(789)
Ukrainian0.1%(768)
Iranian0.1%(713)
Lithuanian0.1%(494)
Portuguese0.1%(487)
Finnish0.1%(435)
Syrian0.1%(367)
Jamaican0.1%(308)
Belgian0.1%(304)
Armenian0.1%(300)
Nigerian0.1%(299)
Croatian0%(290)
Slovak0%(268)
Romanian0%(250)
Turkish0%(235)
Brazilian0%(215)
Bulgarian0%(196)
Jordanian0%(189)
Australian0%(149)
Kenyan0%(144)
Serbian0%(107)
Moroccan0%(100)
Ghanaian0%(92)
Egyptian0%(77)
Haitian0%(73)
Latvian0%(67)
Slovene0%(43)
Israeli0%(39)
Ethiopian0%(19)
Barbadian0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 26.9% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
88.0%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 85.1% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
9.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.1 min
+62%since 2000
from 11.8 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
81.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 81.8% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
11.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
0.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
6.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
10.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
34.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.1% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
7.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
10.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Tulsa County, Oklahoma?

Tulsa County, Oklahoma has about 603,403 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Tulsa County, Oklahoma?

The typical household in Tulsa County, Oklahoma earns about $45,613 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Tulsa County, Oklahoma expensive?

In Tulsa County, Oklahoma, the median home is worth about $126,200, and the typical rent is about $689 a month.

How educated are people in Tulsa County, Oklahoma?

About 28.8% of adults age 25 and over in Tulsa County, Oklahoma hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Tulsa County, Oklahoma?

About 15.1% of people in Tulsa County, Oklahoma live below the federal poverty line.

Has Tulsa County, Oklahoma grown since 1990?

Yes, Tulsa County, Oklahoma has grown since 1990. The population has added about 100,062 residents, a change of about 20 percent over that period.

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