One thing noticeable about Tulsa, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Tulsa is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Tulsa a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Tulsa is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.
The education level of Tulsa citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.92% of adults in Tulsa have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Tulsa in 2022 was $36,490, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,960 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 17.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tulsa include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Tulsa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
