Tulsa is a large city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 393,051 people and 120 constituent neighborhoods, Tulsa is the second largest community in Oklahoma.

Unlike some cities, Tulsa isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Tulsa are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tulsa is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tulsa who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.22%), sales jobs (12.47%), and management occupations (8.93%).

Also of interest is that Tulsa has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Tulsa is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Tulsa is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.

One of the benefits of Tulsa is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.61 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Tulsa is one of the most car-oriented large cities in America. A full 95.4% of people drive their car alone to work each day. If you like to drive, you'll love it. And you better. Because walking to work is just not a viable option for most people who live in Tulsa. Highways, wide streets, parking lots, and shopping centers are part of the common Tulsa landscape.

Tulsa Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Tulsa citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 28.28% of adults in Tulsa have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Tulsa in 2000 was $21,534, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,136 for a family of four.

Tulsa is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tulsa home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Tulsa is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tulsa include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Tulsa is English. Some people also speak Spanish.