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Tulsa, OK

412,322 Population
197.8 square miles 2,084.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: 37.3 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Oklahoma: 36.9 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6461%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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51%White14%Black4%Native3%Asian0%†Islander0%†Other8%Two+19%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$37,533 ±$594 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: $37,865 ±$657
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Oklahoma: $34,859 ±$251
$58,407 ±$676 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: $67,823 ±$639
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Oklahoma: $63,603 ±$419

18.6% ±0.5% (75,228  ±2,004) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: 13.7% 138,370 (±0.3% / ±2,863)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Oklahoma: 15.3% 593,820 (±0.2% / ±6,983)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty27%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty10%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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18.7 minutes ±0.2 (3,248,615  ±54,506) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: 21.9 9,425,730 (±0.2 / ±97,466)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Oklahoma: 22.4 36,910,328 (±0.1 / ±227,614)

Families

171,382 ±1,065 Number of households
  • the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: 399,900 ±939
  • Oklahoma: 1,542,780 ±3,468
2.4 ±0 (403,714  ±174) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: 2.5 1,010,063 (±0 / ±129)
  • a little less than the figure in Oklahoma: 2.5 3,878,064

Population by household type

Married couples51%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married44%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale40%Female33%
Now marriedMale45%Female43%
DivorcedMale12%Female16%
WidowedMale3%†Female8%
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6% ±0.5% (6,033  ±477) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: 6% 14,282 (±0.3% / ±768)
  • a little higher than the rate in Oklahoma: 5.7% 52,942 (±0.2% / ±1,667)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

3%†15-198%†20-2410%†25-299%†30-358%†35-392%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

192,350 ±843 Number of housing units
  • the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: 442,788 ±238
  • Oklahoma: 1,763,036 ±1,066

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied89%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied52%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit65%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$189,600 ±$3,598 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: $204,400 ±$1,957
  • about the same as the amount in Oklahoma: $185,900 ±$1,137

17.7% ±0.6% (72,081  ±2,561.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: 14.2% 143,544 (±0.4% / ±3,572.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Oklahoma: 14.9% 587,832 (±0.2% / ±8,342.9)

Social

87.6% ±1% (238,168  ±2,829.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: 90.1% 616,896 (±0.6% / ±4,358.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Oklahoma: 89.1% 2,354,247 (±0.4% / ±9,500.3)
33.3% ±0.6% (90,373  ±1,710.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: 29.8% 203,872 (±0.4% / ±2,484.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Oklahoma: 27.8% 733,793 (±0.2% / ±5,259.6)

Population by highest level of education

12%No degree25%High school29%Some college21%Bachelor's12%Post-grad
* Universe: Population 25 years and over
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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12% ±0.3% (49,281  ±1,269) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: 7.2% 74,255
  • nearly double the rate in Oklahoma: 6.3% 249,771

6% ±0.2% (18,715  ±753) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Tulsa, OK Metro Area: 7.5% 57,802 (±0.2% / ±1,407)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Oklahoma: 8.2% 247,634 (±0.1% / ±3,573)

Veterans by wartime service

342†WWII813†Korea6,496Vietnam3,983Gulf (1990s)3,955Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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18,715 Total veterans ±753 16,779 Male ±693 1,936 Female ±266

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Tulsa, OK <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US4075000-tulsa-ok/>