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Tulsa, OK Information
Population 396,466
About Tulsa
Tulsa is a large city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 396,466 people and 126 constituent neighborhoods, Tulsa is the second largest community in Oklahoma.
Tulsa real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Tulsa house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Tulsa is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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 (14.70%), sales jobs (11.34%) and management occupations (8.58%).
Of the large cities in America, Tulsa is one of the most car-oriented. This is reflected in the urban landscape, which features highways, wide streets, parking lots, and shopping centers of all sizes. It is also reflected in the statistics: 82.84% of people in Tulsa drive to work in their own car everyday, most often alone. So, if you're going to live in Tulsa, you'll need to learn to love driving. Alternative forms of transportation aren't very widely used or supported.
Tulsa Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, Tulsa is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.39% of adults in Tulsa have a college degree.
The per capita income in Tulsa in 2010 was $26,069, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,276 for a family of four. However, Tulsa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tulsa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tulsa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tulsa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tulsa also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.10% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tulsa include German, Irish, English and European.
The most common language spoken in Tulsa is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
| TULSA INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 396,466 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 163,975 |
| TULSA HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 54.38% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 45.62% |
| % VACANT | 11.18% |
| TYPE OF TULSA HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 63.17% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 3.01% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 7.16% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 25.39% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 1.24% |
| OTHER | 0.04% |
| SIZE OF TULSA HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.92% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 17.97% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 26.59% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 39.87% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 11.38% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.28% |
| AGE OF TULSA HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (2000 OR LATER) | 5.64% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1999) | 45.82% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 40.05% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 8.49% |
| TULSA REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $112,949 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $549 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0 - $49,000 | 9.88% |
| $49,001 - $99,000 | 29.94% |
| $99,001 - $197,000 | 37.94% |
| $197,001 - $296,000 | 11.32% |
| $296,001 - $394,000 | 5.05% |
| $394,001 - $493,000 | 2.00% |
| $493,001 - $739,000 | 2.31% |
| $739,001 - $985,000 | 0.86% |
| > $985,000 | 0.71% |
| PEOPLE OF TULSA | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.52% |
| 5 TO 17 | 16.96% |
| 18 TO 24 | 10.82% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.07% |
| 35 TO 54 | 25.75% |
| 55 TO 64 | 11.41% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 12.46% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 86.39% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 29.39% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $39,289 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $26,069 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 19.32% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (13.70%) Healthcare (12.78%) Retail (9.08%) Construction (7.35%) Professional, scientific, and technical services (6.78%) Education (5.91%) Accommodation (5.43%) Finance (5.41%) Transportation (5.12%) Other (4.74%) Wholesale (4.19%) Administration (4.16%) Information Technology (3.92%) Public Service (3.48%) Real estate (2.87%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 5.71% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 62.59% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 15.86% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 5.31% |
| ASIAN | 2.32% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS | 0.08% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 7.97% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 5.87% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 14.10% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | German (9.68%) Irish (7.56%) English (6.93%) European (3.78%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 9.33% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (86.30%) Spanish (9.95%) |
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