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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Tulsa Metro

Tulsa, OK · 7 counties · 937,478 residents · 6,270 sq mi
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Tulsa is home to 937,478 people. The typical home is worth $121,652, having risen by half since 2000. The foreign-born share is 5%. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $46,575, about 12% below the national median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 36.6
US median: 37.2
Average education
25% 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
937,478
+9%since 2000
from 859,532 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
150 / sq mi
+9%since 2000
from 137 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
36.6
+4%since 2000
from 35.3 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
6,270 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
733K816K899K982K1.1M19902000201020202024Tulsa
20241.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 57.1%(66,320)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 97.2%(67,086)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 147%(66,029)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197%(65,616)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.4%(60,052)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3413.4%(125,812)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4412.9%(121,070)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5414.3%(134,069)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411.8%(111,010)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 747.1%(66,672)
US avg: 7%
75 to 844.1%(38,900)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.6%(14,842)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$46,575
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,761 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$25,335
+28%since 2000
from $19,720 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
28.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 27.1% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
14.5%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 11.8% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.455
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Retail trade12.8%
US avg: 10.9%
Information11.2%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 7.2%
Other services6.9%
US avg: 7%
Finance & insurance6.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
US avg: 4.2%
Public administration4.7%
US avg: 4.9%
Transportation & warehousing3.7%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3.2%
US avg: 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing1.5%
US avg: 0.5%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$121,652
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $79,991 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$672
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $489 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
67.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 67.8% in 2000
32.9% rent
Vacancy rate
10.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.50 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
21.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 21.6% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 41.0% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
2.6
+3%since 2009
from 2.5 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-Hispanic73.8%(634,465)
Black8.6%(74,346)
Hispanic / Latino4.6%(39,534)
Asian1.2%(9,929)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic67.8%(635,628)
Black8.3%(77,683)
Hispanic / Latino8.4%(78,446)
Asian1.7%(16,317)
Other13.5%(126,678)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6.4%(58,470)
Central American0.4%(3,533)
South American0.3%(2,379)
Puerto Rican0.3%(2,371)
Guatemalan0.2%(1,461)
Honduran0.1%(950)
Spaniard0.1%(913)
Peruvian0.1%(807)
Venezuelan0.1%(745)
Cuban0.1%(625)
Salvadoran0.1%(481)
Colombian0%(320)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0%(266)
Ecuadorian0%(253)
Dominican0%(169)
Panamanian0%(156)
Bolivian0%(121)
Chilean0%(45)
Argentine0%(33)
Ancestry
German15.7%(143,699)
Irish13.2%(120,835)
English9.7%(88,798)
American8.5%(77,735)
French2.6%(23,869)
Dutch2.4%(21,902)
Scottish2.3%(20,763)
Scotch-Irish1.9%(17,513)
Italian1.9%(17,203)
Polish1%(9,197)
Swedish1%(8,896)
Norwegian0.8%(7,305)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.6%(5,769)
West Indian0.5%(4,714)
Russian0.4%(3,561)
Arab0.4%(3,439)
British0.3%(3,115)
Czech0.3%(2,726)
French Canadian0.3%(2,379)
Danish0.3%(2,251)
Swiss0.2%(2,111)
Greek0.2%(1,854)
Canadian0.2%(1,548)
Lebanese0.2%(1,397)
Hungarian0.1%(1,349)
Ukrainian0.1%(1,143)
Austrian0.1%(1,131)
Iranian0.1%(898)
Portuguese0.1%(784)
Finnish0.1%(642)
Lithuanian0.1%(622)
Belgian0.1%(465)
Slovak0.1%(445)
Syrian0.1%(435)
Nigerian0.1%(406)
Croatian0%(398)
Armenian0%(378)
Romanian0%(349)
Jamaican0.1%(308)
Turkish0%(272)
Bulgarian0%(236)
Brazilian0%(215)
Jordanian0%(189)
Egyptian0%(174)
Australian0%(169)
Kenyan0%(144)
Serbian0%(129)
Ghanaian0%(114)
Moroccan0%(109)
Latvian0%(95)
Haitian0%(73)
Slovene0%(52)
Israeli0%(49)
Iraqi0.1%(28)
Ethiopian0%(19)
Barbadian0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.0%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 22.5% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
87.4%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 83.2% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
7.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 7.0% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.0 min
+50%since 2000
from 14.0 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
81.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 81.7% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
11.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
0.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
5.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
10.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
32.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 32.8% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
5.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
11.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married33.2%(134,638)
Married52.6%(213,329)
Widowed3.1%(12,569)
Divorced11.1%(45,236)
Women 15+
Never married27.2%(115,067)
Married50%(211,599)
Widowed9.1%(38,507)
Divorced13.8%(58,276)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
12.6%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 17.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 52.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 17.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.8%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 16.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 65.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.4%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 32.9% 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)25.2%(14,323)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(12,924)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.9%(19,865)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(1,953)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(662)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 56,842 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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In this metro

Largest cities

TulsaCENTRAL416,209Broken Arrow124,991Owasso43,117Bixby32,766Jenks28,175Sapulpa23,695Claremore20,681Sand Springs20,397Glenpool14,705Coweta11,472Collinsville9,956Skiatook8,960Wagoner8,405Catoosa7,471Verdigris5,888Henryetta5,620Bristow4,381Mannford3,432Hominy3,293Cleveland3,271Turley2,968Pawhuska2,923Stroud2,913Drumright2,546Kiefer2,310Oakhurst2,175Chelsea1,999Pawnee1,974Inola1,888McCord1,553

The 30 most populous of 98 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

7 component counties

Tulsa CountyCENTRAL698,782Rogers County102,197Wagoner CountyCENTRAL93,263Creek CountyCENTRAL74,967Osage CountyCENTRAL46,794Okmulgee County37,241Pawnee County16,029
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Tulsa, OK?

Tulsa, OK has about 937,478 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Tulsa, OK?

The typical household in Tulsa, OK earns about $46,575 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Tulsa, OK expensive?

In Tulsa, OK, the median home is worth about $121,652, and the typical rent is about $672 a month.

How educated are people in Tulsa, OK?

About 25.0% of adults age 25 and over in Tulsa, OK hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Tulsa, OK?

About 14.5% of people in Tulsa, OK live below the federal poverty line.

Has Tulsa, OK grown since 1990?

Yes, Tulsa, OK has grown since 1990. The population has added about 176,459 residents, a change of about 23 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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