Oklahoma County vs Tulsa County

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

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

Oklahoma County has the higher population (800,487 vs 673,708 in Tulsa County). Tulsa County has the higher median household income ($67,317 vs $65,374 in Oklahoma County). Tulsa County has the higher median home value ($213,500 vs $207,800 in Oklahoma County).

Population, income & housing

	Oklahoma County	Tulsa County
Population	800,487	673,708
Median age	35.1 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,374	$67,317
Median home value	$207,800	$213,500
Median gross rent	$1,073	$1,060
Housing units	356,997	295,318
Homeownership rate	58.6%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.1%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oklahoma County	Tulsa County
Population	787,216 → 800,487 (+1.7%)	646,419 → 673,708 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$54,520 → $65,374 (+19.9%)	$55,517 → $67,317 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $207,800 (+35.6%)	$156,400 → $213,500 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$870 → $1,073 (+23.3%)	$865 → $1,060 (+22.5%)

Oklahoma County

Population

787,216800,487

Median household income

$54,520$65,374

Median home value

$153,300$207,800

Median gross rent

$870$1,073

Tulsa County

Population

646,419673,708

Median household income

$55,517$67,317

Median home value

$156,400$213,500

Median gross rent

$865$1,060

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oklahoma County	Tulsa County
Under 5	6.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	18.6%	18.5%
18 to 24	9.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	15.0%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	9.0%
75 and over	5.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oklahoma County	Tulsa County
White (non-Hispanic)	52.9%	58.2%
Black or African American	14.2%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	4.6%
Asian	3.4%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	7.3%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	19.6%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oklahoma County	Tulsa County
No high school diploma	11.5%	10.2%
High school graduate	24.1%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.2%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oklahoma County	Tulsa County
Drove alone	77.6%	77.2%
Carpooled	9.4%	9.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	1.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.5%	10.3%
Other means	1.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oklahoma County	Tulsa County
1-unit, detached	69.3%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	12.7%
20 or more units	7.5%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Oklahoma County	Tulsa County
Poverty rate	15.7%	14.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1977	1979