Jenks vs Tulsa

A side-by-side comparison of Jenks and Tulsa: population, income, housing, and more.

Jenks and Tulsa are places in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tulsa has the higher population (412,322 vs 26,519 in Jenks). Jenks has the higher median household income ($104,970 vs $58,407 in Tulsa). Jenks has the higher median home value ($285,600 vs $189,600 in Tulsa).

Population, income & housing

	Jenks	Tulsa
Population	26,519	412,322
Median age	34.5 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$104,970	$58,407
Median home value	$285,600	$189,600
Median gross rent	$1,555	$998
Housing units	9,538	192,350
Homeownership rate	78.6%	52.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.2%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jenks	Tulsa
Population	22,488 → 26,519 (+17.9%)	402,324 → 412,322 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$94,132 → $104,970 (+11.5%)	$47,650 → $58,407 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$214,300 → $285,600 (+33.3%)	$139,900 → $189,600 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,203 → $1,555 (+29.3%)	$829 → $998 (+20.4%)

Jenks

Population

22,48826,519

Median household income

$94,132$104,970

Median home value

$214,300$285,600

Median gross rent

$1,203$1,555

Tulsa

Population

402,324412,322

Median household income

$47,650$58,407

Median home value

$139,900$189,600

Median gross rent

$829$998

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jenks	Tulsa
Under 5	7.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	24.9%	17.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.8%
25 to 34	11.4%	15.2%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	5.7%	9.1%
75 and over	4.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jenks	Tulsa
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	51.4%
Black or African American	2.9%	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.2%	3.8%
Asian	9.6%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	8.5%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	19.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jenks	Tulsa
No high school diploma	7.5%	12.4%
High school graduate	16.9%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jenks	Tulsa
Drove alone	77.1%	75.4%
Carpooled	8.5%	10.2%
Public transit	0.4%	0.5%
Walked	0.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	12.5%	10.1%
Other means	1.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jenks	Tulsa
1-unit, detached	87.7%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	16.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	10.9%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Jenks	Tulsa
Poverty rate	6.6%	18.6%
Average household size	2.99	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	2005	1972