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Tulsa, OK Metro Area

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At a glance

Market profile

Population
1,037,534
Households
406,447
Average household size
2.51
Median age
37.4 years
Median household income
$69,359
Housing units
447,008
Population comparison
2020 Census1,015,331
2024 estimate1,037,534
Change+2.2%

People

Who lives here

Population
1,037,534
Median age
37.4 years
Male
512,706
Female
524,828
Median age by sex
Male median age
36.3 years
Female median age
38.4 years
Age by sexPopulation distribution
33,207Under 531,532
96,6035–1791,500
46,82818–2444,664
70,58625–3470,471
68,67835–4468,877
61,04745–5461,211
60,72555–6463,527
75,03265+93,046
Age by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Under 533,20731,532
5–1796,60391,500
18–2446,82844,664
25–3470,58670,471
35–4468,67868,877
45–5461,04761,211
55–6460,72563,527
65+75,03293,046
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5–17
Male
5–9
34,904
10–14
38,823
15–17
22,876
Female
5–9
33,937
10–14
35,910
15–17
21,653
18–24
Male
18–19
13,451
20
6,744
21
6,641
22–24
19,992
Female
18–19
12,518
20
6,678
21
6,619
22–24
18,849
25–34
Male
25–29
34,678
30–34
35,908
Female
25–29
34,304
30–34
36,167
35–44
Male
35–39
34,847
40–44
33,831
Female
35–39
35,513
40–44
33,364
45–54
Male
45–49
30,380
50–54
30,667
Female
45–49
30,655
50–54
30,556
55–64
Male
55–59
29,444
60–61
12,820
62–64
18,461
Female
55–59
30,856
60–61
13,317
62–64
19,354
65+
Male
65–66
11,219
67–69
15,389
70–74
20,072
75–79
13,987
80–84
8,941
85+
5,424
Female
65–66
11,388
67–69
17,232
70–74
25,132
75–79
17,250
80–84
10,470
85+
11,574
Detailed source values for Age by sex
RaceMutually exclusive counts
White alone
660,01163.6%
Two or more races
154,46214.9%
Black alone
77,4037.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
73,5527.1%
Some other race
40,3313.9%
Asian alone
30,3672.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1,4080.1%
Residents: 1,037,534.

Derived from published counts

Race values
CategoryValue
White alone660,011
Two or more races154,462
Black alone77,403
American Indian / Alaska Native73,552
Some other race40,331
Asian alone30,367
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,408

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
129,433
White, not Hispanic
631,845

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Households

Household structure

Family households
262,788
Married-couple share
73.2%
Derived from published counts
With children
48.7%
Derived from published counts
Household sizeShare of households
119,12229.3%
1 person
136,25833.5%
2 people
61,08915.0%
3 people
49,75112.2%
4 people
40,2279.9%
5+ people
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5+ people
5 People
24,132
6 People
10,377
7 Plus People
5,718
Detailed source values for Household size
Household size values
CategoryValue
1 person119,122
2 people136,258
3 people61,089
4 people49,751
5+ people40,227
Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent
All family households262,788
Married-couple families192,48173.2% of family households
With children
76,93740%
Without children
115,54460%
Other families70,30726.8% of family households
Male householder
22,53732.1%
Female householder
47,77067.9%
Family households values
GroupValueShare of parent
All family households262,788Not applicable
Married-couple families192,48173.2%
With children76,93740%
Without children115,54460%
Other families70,30726.8%
Male householder22,53732.1%
Female householder47,77067.9%

Income

Income distribution

Median household
$69,359
Median family
$88,320
Per capita
$38,716
Household incomeShare of households
62,80715.5%
Under $25k
81,49920.1%
$25–49k
72,94917.9%
$50–74k
52,52212.9%
$75–99k
69,55017.1%
$100–149k
32,3938.0%
$150–199k
34,7278.5%
$200k+
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Under $25k
Under $10,000
22,451
$10,000–$14,999
13,413
$15,000–$19,999
12,969
$20,000–$24,999
13,974
$25–49k
$25,000–$29,999
16,906
$30,000–$34,999
16,603
$35,000–$39,999
15,813
$40,000–$44,999
16,742
$45,000–$49,999
15,435
$50–74k
$50,000–$59,999
31,679
$60,000–$74,999
41,270
$100–149k
$100,000–$124,999
41,675
$125,000–$149,999
27,875
Detailed source values for Household income
Household income values
CategoryValue
Under $25k62,807
$25–49k81,499
$50–74k72,949
$75–99k52,522
$100–149k69,550
$150–199k32,393
$200k+34,727

Education

Attainment and marital status

Education universe
693,200
High school or higher
90.4%
Derived from published counts
Bachelor’s or higher
30.5%
Derived from published counts
Educational attainmentAttainment distribution
26,3123.8%
Less than 9th grade
40,5375.8%
Grades 9–12, no diploma
197,08528.4%
High school or equivalent
153,42422.1%
Some college, no degree
64,4879.3%
Associate degree
138,98820.1%
Bachelor’s degree
72,36710.4%
Graduate or professional
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Less than 9th grade
No Schooling
11,280
Nursery School
68
Kindergarten
57
First Grade
217
Second Grade
486
Third Grade
855
Fourth Grade
681
Fifth Grade
795
Sixth Grade
5,563
Seventh Grade
1,353
Eighth Grade
4,957
Grades 9–12, no diploma
Ninth Grade
7,732
Tenth Grade
9,810
Eleventh Grade
11,784
Twelfth No Diploma
11,211
High school or equivalent
Regular High School Diploma
166,864
Ged Or Alternative Credential
30,221
Some college, no degree
Some College Under 1 Year
51,330
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree
102,094
Graduate or professional
Masters Degree
50,675
Professional School Degree
13,825
Doctorate Degree
7,867
Detailed source values for Educational attainment
Educational attainment values
CategoryValue
Less than 9th grade26,312
Grades 9–12, no diploma40,537
High school or equivalent197,085
Some college, no degree153,424
Associate degree64,487
Bachelor’s degree138,988
Graduate or professional72,367
Marital status by sexMale and Female
12,56938,507
Widowed
45,23658,276
Divorced
6,2359,117
Separated
213,329211,599
Now Married
134,638115,067
Never Married
15,77417,535
Married Spouse Absent
197,555194,064
Married Spouse Present
Marital status by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Widowed12,56938,507
Divorced45,23658,276
Separated6,2359,117
Now Married213,329211,599
Never Married134,638115,067
Married Spouse Absent15,77417,535
Married Spouse Present197,555194,064

Housing

Tenure, occupancy, and housing stock

Median home value
$221,700
Median gross rent
$1,078
Housing tenure
Owner
266,02965.5%
Renter
140,41834.5%
Occupied homes: 406,447.
Housing tenure values
CategoryValue
Owner266,029
Renter140,418
Housing occupancy
Occupied
406,44790.9%
Vacant
40,5619.1%
Housing units: 447,008.

Derived from published counts

Housing occupancy values
CategoryValue
Occupied406,447
Vacant40,561

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage
154,017
Owners without mortgage
112,012
Vacancy reason
For rent7,672
For sale2,755
Rented, not occupied1,976
Sold, not occupied2,071
Seasonal3,214
Migrant workers60
Other22,813
Vacancy reason values
CategoryValue
For rent7,672
For sale2,755
Rented, not occupied1,976
Sold, not occupied2,071
Seasonal3,214
Migrant workers60
Other22,813
Structure type
Detached319,487
Attached9,258
2–4 units20,091
5–19 units41,671
20+ units28,709
Mobile or other27,792
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2–4 units
Structure 2 Units
7,430
Structure 3–4 Units
12,661
5–19 units
Structure 5–9 Units
18,688
Structure 10–19 Units
22,983
20+ units
Structure 20–49 Units
12,415
Structure 50 Plus Units
16,294
Mobile or other
Structure Mobile Home
26,538
Structure Boat Rv Van Other
1,254
Detailed source values for Structure type
Structure type values
CategoryValue
Detached319,487
Attached9,258
2–4 units20,091
5–19 units41,671
20+ units28,709
Mobile or other27,792
Year builtHousing units by period
90,68020.3%
Before 1960
125,84728.2%
1960–79
107,93824.1%
1980–99
113,35825.4%
2000–19
9,1852.1%
2020+
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Before 1960
1939 Earlier
29,948
1940–1949
18,059
1950–1959
42,673
1960–79
1960–1969
45,378
1970–1979
80,469
1980–99
1980–1989
61,163
1990–1999
46,775
2000–19
2000–2009
62,325
2010–2019
51,033
Detailed source values for Year built
Year built values
CategoryValue
Before 196090,680
1960–79125,847
1980–99107,938
2000–19113,358
2020+9,185
Move-in periodOwner and Renter
Before 1990
30,394
1,292
1990s
31,854
1,818
2000s
54,705
6,559
2010s
105,154
62,986
2020–22
38,343
53,138
2023+
5,579
14,625
Move-in period values
CategoryOwnerRenter
Before 199030,3941,292
1990s31,8541,818
2000s54,7056,559
2010s105,15462,986
2020–2238,34353,138
2023+5,57914,625
Home valueOwner-occupied homes
42,85716.1%
Under $100k
112,80142.4%
$100–249k
85,50932.1%
$250–499k
15,4925.8%
$500–749k
4,8551.8%
$750–999k
2,6351.0%
$1–1.49m
1,8800.7%
$1.5m+
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Under $100k
Under 10000
3,578
10000–14999
2,325
15000–19999
1,677
20000–24999
1,845
25000–29999
1,374
30000–34999
1,899
35000–39999
1,173
40000–49999
3,794
50000–59999
4,023
60000–69999
4,305
70000–79999
4,645
80000–89999
5,770
90000–99999
6,449
$100–249k
100000–124999
17,241
125000–149999
13,996
150000–174999
22,741
175000–199999
18,808
200000–249999
40,015
$250–499k
250000–299999
28,831
300000–399999
37,421
400000–499999
19,257
$1.5m+
1500000–1999999
832
2000000+
1,048
Detailed source values for Home value
Home value values
CategoryValue
Under $100k42,857
$100–249k112,801
$250–499k85,509
$500–749k15,492
$750–999k4,855
$1–1.49m2,635
$1.5m+1,880
Gross rentRenter-occupied homes
Under $5009,279
$500–99946,923
$1,000–1,49950,887
$1,500–1,99916,630
$2,000–2,4994,863
$2,500–2,9991,233
$3,000+1,738
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Under $500
Under 100
837
100–149
226
150–199
375
200–249
720
250–299
1,756
300–349
1,620
350–399
1,309
400–449
1,084
450–499
1,352
$500–999
500–549
1,636
550–599
1,972
600–649
2,626
650–699
3,725
700–749
4,115
750–799
5,547
800–899
13,124
900–999
14,178
$1,000–1,499
1000–1249
30,695
1250–1499
20,192
$3,000+
3000–3499
537
3500+
1,201
Detailed source values for Gross rent
Gross rent values
CategoryValue
Under $5009,279
$500–99946,923
$1,000–1,49950,887
$1,500–1,99916,630
$2,000–2,4994,863
$2,500–2,9991,233
$3,000+1,738
Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter
No vehicle
5,101
17,425
1 vehicle
63,522
68,339
2 vehicles
116,223
40,496
3 vehicles
53,287
10,417
4 vehicles
18,874
2,842
5+ vehicles
9,022
899
Vehicle availability values
CategoryOwnerRenter
No vehicle5,10117,425
1 vehicle63,52268,339
2 vehicles116,22340,496
3 vehicles53,28710,417
4 vehicles18,8742,842
5+ vehicles9,022899

Transportation

How residents get to work

Workers age 16+
481,489
Average commute
22.1 min
Travel mode
Drive alone
371,03477.1%Derived from published counts
Carpool
44,4809.2%Derived from published counts
Public transit
1,3000.3%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle
6,7981.4%Derived from published counts
Work from home
52,25810.9%Derived from published counts
Other
5,6191.2%Derived from published counts
Workers: 481,489.

Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle
Walked
6,065
Bicycle
733
Other
Other Transportation
4,324
Motorcycle
542
Taxi Or Ride Hailing
753
Detailed source values for Travel mode
Travel mode values
CategoryValue
Drive alone371,034
Carpool44,480
Public transit1,300
Walk or bicycle6,798
Work from home52,258
Other5,619
Commute timeWorkers by travel time
121,91328.4%
Under 15 min
194,34845.3%
15–29 min
77,23518.0%
30–44 min
19,1864.5%
45–59 min
16,5493.9%
60+ min
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Under 15 min
Under 5
12,336
5–9
44,644
10–14
64,933
15–29 min
15–19
81,368
20–24
78,871
25–29
34,109
30–44 min
30–34
56,232
35–39
10,324
40–44
10,679
60+ min
60–89
9,959
90+
6,590
Detailed source values for Commute time
Commute time values
CategoryValue
Under 15 min121,913
15–29 min194,348
30–44 min77,235
45–59 min19,186
60+ min16,549

Workforce

Labor force and job flows

Population age 16+
813,483
Civilian labor force
515,258
Employed
488,875
Unemployed
26,383
Unemployment rate
5.1%
Poverty universe
1,018,879
Persons below poverty
140,367
Gini index
0.47
White-collar workers
296,401
Blue-collar workers
115,962
Occupation by sexMale and Female
Service Occupations
31,562
44,950
Sales Office Occupations
38,397
64,118
Management Business Science Arts
91,741
102,145
Production Transportation Material Moving
52,775
14,766
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance
46,252
2,169
Occupation by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Service Occupations31,56244,950
Sales Office Occupations38,39764,118
Management Business Science Arts91,741102,145
Production Transportation Material Moving52,77514,766
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance46,2522,169

Employment and commuting

Resident workers
429,733
Workplace jobs
437,239
Internal commuters
352,743
Inbound commuters
84,496
Outbound commuters
76,990
Net worker inflow
7,506

Health insurance

Insurance coverage

Coverage status
Insured
896,96987.4%Derived from published counts
Uninsured
129,42812.6%
Residents: 1,026,397.
Coverage status values
CategoryValue
Insured896,969
Uninsured129,428
Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage
19,92815.4%
Under 19
49,90038.6%
Age 19–34
58,40945.1%
Age 35–64
1,1910.9%
Age 65+
Uninsured by age values
CategoryValue
Under 1919,928
Age 19–3449,900
Age 35–6458,409
Age 65+1,191

Community

Nativity, citizenship, and mobility

Nativity
Native born
960,00392.5%
Foreign born
77,5317.5%
Residents: 1,037,534.
Nativity values
CategoryValue
Native born960,003
Foreign born77,531

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen
29,681
Not a citizen
47,850

Residential mobility

Same house
884,988
Within same county
76,184
From another county
36,756
From another state
22,924
From abroad
4,521

Sources and method

Vintages, quality, and methodology

Source vintages

Demographics
2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline
2020 Census
Employment
2023 LODES

Report quality

Status
complete
kind
published geography
estimated
false
Historical housing baseline
2020 housing units
437,257

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Metropolitan area demographics

About Tulsa, OK Metro Area

Tulsa, OK Metro Area has 1,037,534 residents and a median age of 37.4 years. It ranks No. 54 by population within this indexed metropolitan area cohort. Population has grown 2.2% since the 2020 Census. Median household income is $11,375 below United States.

Market context

Compare the numbers.

Published values on the same 2024 ACS basis.
Comparison of selected demographic measures
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeMedian ageOwner occupied
Tulsa, OK Metro Area1,037,534$69,35937.4 years65.5%
United States334,922,500$80,73438.9 years65.2%
Oklahoma4,028,634$65,03937 years65.8%

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