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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tulsa is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Tulsa. This makes Tulsa a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Tulsa presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.61 minutes getting to work every day.

Tulsa Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Tulsa is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 28.28% of adults in Tulsa have a college degree.

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.