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Tulsa County

Oklahoma · 669,279 residents · 570 sq mi
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With 669,279 people, Tulsa County is a county in Oklahoma. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $160,700. The average commute runs 20 minutes. Growth has run 19% since 2000, or 105,980 more people. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. The median household earns $57,024, about 14% below the national median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.8
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
669,279
+19%since 2000
from 563,299 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
36.3
+6%since 2000
from 34.4 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
570 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
486K539K592K645K699K19902000201020202024Tulsa County
2024681K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.4%(42,980)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.8%(45,564)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147.1%(47,412)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.8%(45,462)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.7%(44,682)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3414.3%(95,838)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.2%(88,449)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.5%(77,038)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.9%(79,563)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.1%(60,701)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.4%(29,397)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.8%(12,193)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$57,024
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,213 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,303
+72%since 2000
from $21,115 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
38.0%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 27.4% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
14.3%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 11.6% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade11.5%
US avg: 10%
Information11.2%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.5%
Public administration4.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food2.4%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.2%
US avg: 1.7%
Manufacturing1.9%
US avg: 0.5%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.8%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$160,700
+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,000 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$882
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $520 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
57.9%
−3.8 ptssince 2000
from 61.8% in 2000
42.1% rent
Persons per household
2.53 people
+5%since 2009
from 2.42 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.8
+6%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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic55.6%(371,913)
Black9.9%(66,182)
Hispanic / Latino14.9%(100,049)
Asian3.7%(24,846)
Other12.4%(82,910)
Segregation Score
34
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican10.1%(65,442)
Central American1.1%(7,392)
Puerto Rican0.5%(3,236)
South American0.5%(3,105)
Guatemalan0.4%(2,907)
Honduran0.3%(2,101)
Salvadoran0.2%(1,427)
Spaniard0.2%(1,303)
Venezuelan0.2%(1,163)
Cuban0.1%(743)
Dominican0.1%(697)
Peruvian0.1%(660)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0.1%(659)
Costa Rican0.1%(370)
Nicaraguan0.1%(335)
Panamanian0%(234)
Ecuadorian0%(220)
Chilean0%(137)
Argentine0%(124)
Bolivian0%(82)
Uruguayan0%(23)
Asian origin
Burmese0.6%(4,050)
Vietnamese0.6%(3,909)
Asian Indian0.6%(3,760)
Hmong0.4%(2,734)
Chinese0.4%(2,360)
Korean0.2%(1,367)
Pakistani0.2%(1,243)
Filipino0.2%(1,085)
Japanese0.1%(472)
Laotian0%(234)
Thai0%(154)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Malaysian0%(151)
Indonesian0%(129)
Cambodian0%(105)
Taiwanese0%(69)
Nepalese0%(46)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(126)
Samoan0%(98)
Fijian0%(30)
Ancestry
German12.6%(81,774)
Irish10.2%(66,314)
English9.3%(60,791)
American5.8%(37,924)
Italian2.3%(14,957)
French2.2%(14,000)
Scottish2.1%(13,645)
Dutch1.2%(7,579)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(7,381)
Polish1%(6,654)
British0.7%(4,864)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.7%(4,829)
Norwegian0.7%(4,812)
Welsh0.7%(4,291)
West Indian0.4%(2,548)
Czech0.4%(2,410)
Russian0.3%(2,254)
French Canadian0.3%(1,635)
Greek0.2%(1,468)
Danish0.2%(1,375)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,150)
Swiss0.2%(1,098)
Lebanese0.2%(978)
Portuguese0.1%(971)
Hungarian0.1%(934)
Nigerian0.1%(883)
Austrian0.1%(836)
Canadian0.1%(697)
Iranian0.1%(641)
Finnish0.1%(479)
Lithuanian0.1%(465)
Brazilian0.1%(453)
Turkish0.1%(417)
Romanian0.1%(404)
Syrian0.1%(374)
Egyptian0.1%(352)
Jamaican0.1%(348)
Croatian0.1%(332)
Israeli0%(290)
Haitian0%(277)
Slovak0%(263)
Belgian0%(257)
Arab0%(254)
Kenyan0%(220)
Australian0%(203)
Jordanian0%(192)
Ethiopian0%(177)
Moroccan0%(152)
Armenian0%(131)
Barbadian0%(107)
Slovene0%(78)
Iraqi0%(71)
Bulgarian0%(71)
Ghanaian0%(36)
Latvian0%(32)
Serbian0%(19)
Guyanese0%(18)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.0%
+5.1 ptssince 2000
from 26.9% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
89.9%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 85.1% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
10.8%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.0 min
+70%since 2000
from 11.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
81.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 81.8% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
6.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2011
from 6.2% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
66.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2011
from 67.6% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.4%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
38.5%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 35.1% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
8.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
14.1%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 18.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.0%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
82.2%
US average: 86.2%
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

Uninsured
14.1%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 18.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
52.6%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
14.1%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
15.9%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
17.1%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.4%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
65.3%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
31.8%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)20%(7,249)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(7,136)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era35%(12,705)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6.2%(2,265)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3%(1,103)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 36,328 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 669,279 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Tulsa County, Oklahoma earns about $57,024 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 $160,700, and the typical rent is about $882 a month.

How educated are people in Tulsa County, Oklahoma?

About 32.0% 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 14.3% 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 165,938 residents, a change of about 33 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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