Tulsa, Oklahoma demographics

Tulsa, OK demographics: median age 35.6; 33.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Tulsa city, Oklahoma · Incorporated city · GEOID 4075000. The survey estimates a population of 413,794 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Tulsa is 35.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.3 years. There are 172,909 households (±1,090). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.6 ±0.3	37.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 413,794
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Under 18	99,658 ±1,458	24.1% ±0.4 pp	24.0%	22.0%
18–34	103,959 ±1,318	25.1% ±0.3 pp	23.3%	22.8%
35–64	146,837 ±1,717	35.5% ±0.4 pp	36.4%	38.0%
65 and older	63,340 ±1,519	15.3% ±0.4 pp	16.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 413,794
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Male	202,977 ±1,102	49.1% ±0.3 pp	49.8%	49.5%
Female	210,817 ±1,097	50.9% ±0.3 pp	50.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 413,794
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
White alone	225,292 ±2,210	54.4% ±0.5 pp	65.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	57,887 ±1,297	14.0% ±0.3 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	17,550 ±1,008	4.2% ±0.2 pp	7.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	14,313 ±703	3.5% ±0.2 pp	2.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1,058 ±136	0.3% ±0.0 pp	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	26,808 ±1,582	6.5% ±0.4 pp	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	70,886 ±2,057	17.1% ±0.5 pp	14.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 413,794
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	331,907 ±1,439	80.2% ±0.3 pp	87.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	81,887 ±1,436	19.8% ±0.3 pp	12.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 172,909
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Married-couple family	63,322 ±1,175	36.6% ±0.6 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	9,671 ±558	5.6% ±0.3 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	23,363 ±773	13.5% ±0.4 pp	12.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	62,348 ±1,199	36.1% ±0.7 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	14,205 ±636	8.2% ±0.4 pp	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 172,909
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Households with people under 18	48,421 ±917	28.0% ±0.5 pp	31.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	124,488 ±1,300	72.0% ±0.6 pp	68.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 172,909
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	62,348 ±1,199	36.1% ±0.7 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	55,206 ±1,200	31.9% ±0.7 pp	33.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	22,482 ±930	13.0% ±0.5 pp	15.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	17,748 ±691	10.3% ±0.4 pp	12.0%	12.6%
Five-person households	8,811 ±585	5.1% ±0.3 pp	6.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	4,068 ±465	2.4% ±0.3 pp	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	2,246 ±235	1.3% ±0.1 pp	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 413,794
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Native	362,692 ±1,353	87.7% ±0.3 pp	93.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	51,102 ±1,351	12.3% ±0.3 pp	6.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 386,312
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
English only	306,263 ±1,812	79.3% ±0.4 pp	88.5%	77.7%
Spanish	60,634 ±1,523	15.7% ±0.4 pp	8.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,248 ±258	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	941 ±238	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	861 ±197	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,933 ±538	0.8% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	303 ±102	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,109 ±309	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,481 ±326	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	533 ±162	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	6,087 ±646	1.6% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	1,603 ±355	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	2,316 ±421	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 272,662
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	33,785 ±1,146	12.4% ±0.4 pp	10.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	67,786 ±1,596	24.9% ±0.6 pp	30.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	57,184 ±1,584	21.0% ±0.6 pp	22.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	22,193 ±903	8.1% ±0.3 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	57,418 ±1,072	21.1% ±0.4 pp	18.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	34,296 ±1,151	12.6% ±0.4 pp	9.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 408,407
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Same house	337,983 ±2,180	82.8% ±0.5 pp	85.6%	87.7%
Moved within same county	43,589 ±1,927	10.7% ±0.5 pp	7.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	11,050 ±878	2.7% ±0.2 pp	4.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	12,382 ±1,002	3.0% ±0.2 pp	2.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	3,403 ±523	0.8% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

16.1% of Tulsa residents (±0.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 12.9% in Oklahoma and 8.4% nationally. 89.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tulsa	Oklahoma	U.S.	Compared with Oklahoma
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	16.1% ±0.4 pp	12.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.7% ±0.5 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.8% ±0.3 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Tulsa . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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