Tulsa, Oklahoma had 416,209 residents as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025), ranking #48 nationally and #2 in Oklahoma. cost of living runs 11% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $88,023/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID4075000
Last build2026-05-29
At a glance.
2025 population
416,209
Census Vintage 2025
Median HH income
$59,838
-23.0% vs US $77,719
Median home value
$205,300
-32.3% vs US $303,400
Avg July high
93°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
77%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Unemployment
3.5%
Tulsa · BLS LAUS
Key statistics.
2025 population
416,209
Census Vintage 2025, July 1, 2025
2020 base
413,093
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+3,116
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+0.8%
Within V2025 only
1-yr change
+27
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+0.0%
Within V2025 only
Density
2,105
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
197.7
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#48
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#2
of 591 in Oklahoma
Population history.
Population grew 0.8% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 413,093 → 2025: 416,209 (+0.8%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
413,093
April 1, 2020
2020
413,617
July 1, 2020
2021
412,983
July 1, 2021
2022
413,113
July 1, 2022
2023
414,177
July 1, 2023
2024
416,182
July 1, 2024
2025
416,209
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 2.3% from 2010 to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
2010 base: 392,004 → 2019: 401,190 (+2.2%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2010 base
392,004
April 1, 2010
2010
392,403
July 1, 2010
2011
393,005
July 1, 2011
2012
394,643
July 1, 2012
2013
398,401
July 1, 2013
2014
399,892
July 1, 2014
2015
403,491
July 1, 2015
2016
404,007
July 1, 2016
2017
402,060
July 1, 2017
2018
400,414
July 1, 2018
2019
401,190
July 1, 2019
What's the median income in Tulsa?
Median household income is 23% below the U.S. median ($59,838 vs $77,719); 18.7% live in poverty — 6.2 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Income and poverty estimates for Tulsa from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
59,838-23.0% vs US
±961
Per capita income
38,030-12.1% vs US
±657
Population in poverty
18.7%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 32% below the U.S. median ($205,300 vs $303,400); median rent is 22% below ($1,052 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 3.4×, making it 1.1× as affordable as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Tulsa. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
3.5%
Tulsa (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
209,131
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
11.5%-17.9% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Tulsa spans 4 counties; all are listed (no weighted average):
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Osage County
15.3%
$68,398
3.9%
Rogers County
7.9%
$81,443
2.9%
Tulsa County
13.3%
$70,089
3.3%
Wagoner County
8.6%
$82,745
3.1%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Tulsa's linked 4 counties in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
61,614
$1,243 / wk
#2
Manufacturing (31-33)
48,213
$1,474 / wk
#3
Retail trade (44-45)
44,810
$727 / wk
#4
Accommodation and food services (72)
39,480
$449 / wk
#5
Administrative and waste services (56)
29,373
$957 / wk
What workers earn in the Tulsa, OK metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). See methodology §25.
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers
13,010
$26,360
$12.67
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
11,340
$36,490
$17.54
Cashiers
10,100
$28,090
$13.50
Customer Service Representatives
9,070
$37,790
$18.17
Stockers and Order Fillers
8,440
$34,280
$16.48
Office Clerks, General
7,880
$37,970
$18.26
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
12,630
$87,240
$41.94
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
11,770
$29,990
$14.42
Registered Nurses · benchmark
9,600
$82,130
$39.48
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
7,360
$56,230
$27.03
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 10.8% below the U.S. average (RPP 89.2); rents run 31.8% below (RPP 68.2) — the metro's housing affordability is the main driver.
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 89.2
−10.8% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Tulsa, OK metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,217/mo
FY2026 · Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
4.75%
6 brackets · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$7,335/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$4,168/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in Oklahoma · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
12.3% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (15.7% of residents 5+).
Where Tulsa's residents come from and what they speak at home, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. Foreign-born is the share of residents born outside the U.S. (any citizenship status); language-at-home is reported only for residents 5 and older.
Measure
Value
± margin / note
Foreign-born share
12.3%-11.8% vs US
share of residents born outside the U.S. · U.S. median: 14% · ACS B05002
Speak only English at home
79.3%
share of population 5+ · ACS C16001 line 2
Top non-English language at home
Spanish15.7%
most-spoken language other than English among residents 5+ · ACS C16001 collapsed buckets
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
8 districts serve Tulsa, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts. Expand the list below to see every district sorted primary first. See methodology §12.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What's the climate like in Tulsa?
Hottest month: July (93°F avg high). Coldest: January (27°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 42.0 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Tulsa from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk spans 73.3–97.9/100 across 4 counties; most-cited top hazard is Ice Storm (in all 4).
Natural-hazard exposure for Tulsa from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI March 2023). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
Tulsa spans 4 counties. We list each separately because hurricane, flood, and fire risk varies meaningfully across county lines — manufacturing a single “city-level” risk score would hide that signal.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Osage County
78.1
Relatively Low
Ice Storm · score 96.4 · Very High
Wildfire · score 94.8 · Relatively Moderate
Heat Wave · score 90.9 · Relatively Moderate
Rogers County
80.1
Relatively Low
Ice Storm · score 98.3 · Very High
Heat Wave · score 94.8 · Relatively Moderate
Wildfire · score 86.0 · Relatively Low
Tulsa County
97.9
Relatively High
Ice Storm · score 99.7 · Very High
Heat Wave · score 99.6 · Relatively High
Strong Wind · score 99.4 · Very High
Wagoner County
73.3
Relatively Low
Ice Storm · score 98.0 · Very High
Heat Wave · score 94.0 · Relatively Moderate
Hail · score 90.9 · Relatively Moderate
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI March 2023 · methodology →
Internet & broadband.
23 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 77% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Tulsa from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
23 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
20
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
76.6%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
76.6%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
206,960
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Tulsa sits at state rank #2 among 591 cities in Oklahoma. Nearby in the state ranking:
Tulsa is ranked #48 of 19,483 U.S. cities by 2025 population.
Just above in the profiled set: Bakersfield, CA · #47 · 422,165 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Tampa, FL · #49 · 413,554 residents.
Quick travel facts for Tulsa
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Tulsa International Airport(TUL) ·
5 mi 8 km from city centroid
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for Tulsa is 4075000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page.
