City in Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
City in Oklahoma, United States and county seat of Tulsa County.
- Population
- 415,154 (2024)
- Density
- 2,100 / sq mi
- Land area
- 197.7 sq mi
- Water area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- Founded
- 1836
- Coordinates
- 36.1279, -95.9023
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Photos of Tulsa
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Climate
- July average high
- 94°F
- January average low
- 28°F
- Annual rainfall
- 41.0 in
- Annual snowfall
- 8.7 in
- 49° 28° Jan 1.6"
- 54° 32° Feb 1.6"
- 63° 41° Mar 3.1"
- 72° 50° Apr 4.4"
- 80° 60° May 5.7"
- 88° 69° Jun 4.7"
- 94° 73° Jul 3.8"
- 93° 72° Aug 3.4"
- 85° 63° Sep 3.9"
- 74° 51° Oct 3.8"
- 61° 39° Nov 2.7"
- 51° 31° Dec 2.4"
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Tulsa Intl Ap (8 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.
Trends
$829 / mo$998 / mo
$47,650$58,407
$139,900$189,600
19.4%18.6%
6.3%6.1%
4950
22
Survey and county figures by year. Dollar values are not adjusted for inflation.
How Tulsa ranks
- #13 Most Affordable Cities of 100 cities · score 69.0
- #36 Safest Cities from Natural Disasters of 75 cities · score 53.6
- #46 Cities with the Cleanest Air of 95 cities · score 52.0
- #67 Best Cities for Park Access of 99 cities · score 37.5
- #73 Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting of 100 cities · score 37.4
- #73 Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios of 96 cities · score 24.2
- #75 Best-Connected Cities of 100 cities · score 25.7
- #76 Best Cities Overall of 100 cities · score 40.8
- #82 Healthiest Cities of 96 cities · score 26.9
Local facts
- Median household income
- $58,407
- Median rent
- $998 / mo
- Median home value
- $189,600
- Median age
- 35.5
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 33.3%
- Poverty rate
- 18.6%
- Renter-occupied homes
- 48.0%
Public schools
Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.
- Public schools
- 102
- Students enrolled
- 53,793
- Students per teacher
- 19.0 : 1
- Free or reduced-price lunch
- 75.6%
- Charter schools
- 14.7%
- School districts serving the city
- 14
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Districts: Tulsa, Union, Dove Schools Of Tulsa, Honor Academy(Charter), Berryhill
Health & wellbeing
CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.
- Adults with obesity
- 37.9%
- No leisure-time physical activity
- 33.7%
- Adults with diabetes
- 12.2%
- Adults who smoke
- 16.7%
- Frequent mental distress
- 19.1%
- Sleeping under 7 hours
- 37.6%
- Adults without health insurance
- 14.7%
- Routine checkup in past year
- 75.8%
Parks, air & walkability
- Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
- 64.4%
- Share of city that is parkland
- 7.1%
- EPA walkability index (1-20)
- 13.7
- Median air quality index (county)
- 50
- Unhealthy air days (county)
- 2
Internet & commuting
- Households with broadband
- 88.6%
- Households with no internet
- 8.5%
- Average commute
- 18.7 min
- Work from home
- 10.1%
- Commute by transit
- 0.5%
- Commute on foot
- 1.7%
- Commute by bike
- 0.3%
Natural hazard risk
FEMA rates Tulsa County as relatively high overall for natural hazard risk, with 8 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.
- Ice storm: very high
- Heat wave: relatively high
- Strong wind: very high
- Tornado: very high
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, FEMA National Risk Index, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC PLACES, NCES Common Core of Data, The Trust for Public Land ParkServe, EPA AirData, EPA Smart Location Database, NOAA Climate Normals, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata
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