The Town Files

Tulsa County, Oklahoma

680,794 people. The median home is worth $230,400 (typical Oklahoma town: $122,500) and the median household earns $69,009.

Towns in Tulsa County

Towns in Tulsa County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Tulsa413,066$205,300$59,83835.6
Broken Arrow113,540$250,400$86,76537.1
Owasso38,240$243,100$79,03634.0
Bixby28,609$334,200$104,40436.4
Jenks25,949$327,100$111,00434.3
Sand Springs19,874$197,700$75,64537.1
Glenpool13,691$201,700$79,52535.1
Collinsville7,881$225,400$90,57035.1
Turley2,607$54,600$42,29837.3

People and housing

Tulsa CountyTypical Oklahoma town
Median home value$230,400$122,500
Median rent$1,110$830
Median household income$69,009$54,111
Median age36.037.1
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%16.3%
Below the poverty line14.7%18.8%

Jobs and pay

368,636 jobs in 2024, average pay $63,561 a year.

Largest industries in Tulsa CountyHealth care & social assistan…57,643 jobs · $65,993Manufacturing40,519 jobs · $76,661Retail39,421 jobs · $38,532Hotels & restaurants35,744 jobs · $23,742Administrative & support27,369 jobs · $49,625Professional & technical serv…21,595 jobs · $87,898
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Tulsa County0%2%4%6%8%2000200420082012201620202023 3.2%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 2,167 storm events in Tulsa County from 1996 to 2026, with 40 deaths.

Storm events in Tulsa County by type since 1996Hail855Heat25Flood77Drought70Tornado46High Wind16Lightning19Heavy Snow13Flash Flood252Winter Storm27
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Tulsa County has been included in 40 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
July 19, 2023Severe StormDR-4721: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
June 29, 2022Severe StormDR-4657: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
February 24, 2021Severe Ice StormDR-4587: Severe Winter Storms
February 17, 2021Severe Ice StormEM-3555: Severe Winter Storm
April 5, 2020BiologicalDR-4530: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3462: Covid-19
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).