Moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma

by btobers · Published June 27, 2019 · Updated November 18, 2024

Population: 393,049. Estimated population in July 2024: 382,457 (-2.7% change)
Males: 189,937 (48.3%), Females: 203,112 (51.7%)

Zip codes: 74103, 74104, 74105, 74106, 74107, 74108, 74110, 74112, 74114, 74115, 74116, 74117, 74119, 74120, 74126, 74127, 74128, 74129, 74130, 74131, 74132, 74133, 74134, 74135, 74136, 74137, 74145, 74146.

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $35,316
Median house value: $83,600

Population by Race

Races in Tulsa:

White Non-Hispanic (67.1%)
Black (15.5%)
American Indian (7.7%)
Hispanic (7.2%)
Two or more races (4.4%)
Other race (3.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (13.2%), Irish (10.4%), English (10.1%), United States (8.0%), French (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).

Elevation: 740 feet

Land area: 182.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tulsa

High school or higher: 84.4%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
Unemployed: 5.4%
Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tulsa city

Never married: 27.2%
Now married: 50.4%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 13.7%

6.5% Foreign born (3.8% Latin America, 1.7% Asia, 0.7% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +24,729 (+6.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Tulsa:

BROOKHAVEN HOSPITAL, INC (201 SOUTH GARNETT ROAD)
CONTINUOUS CARE CENTER OF TULSA (1923 SOUTH UTICA AVENUE)
HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER (1120 SOUTH UTICA AVENUE)
HILLCREST SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (2408 EAST 81ST STREET, SUITE 2500)
LAUREATE PSYCHIATRIC CL AND HOSP (6655 S YALE AVE BOX 470207)
MEADOWBROOK REHAB HOSPITAL OF TULSA (3219 SOUTH 79TH EAST AVENUE)
ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL OF OKLAHOMA LLC (2408 EAST 81ST STREET, SUITE 900)
PARKSIDE (1619 EAST 13TH STREET)
PARKSIDE (1619 EAST 13TH STREET)
SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL, INC (6161 SOUTH YALE & 4818 E 67TH STREET)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL – TULSA (744 WEST 9TH STREET, 6TH FLOOR)
SOUTHCREST HOSPITAL (8801 SOUTH 101ST EAST AVENUE)
SOUTHWESTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (2408 EAST 81ST STREET, SUITE 100)
ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER, INC (1923 SOUTH UTICA AVENUE)
TULSA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (744 WEST 9TH STREET & 205 E PINE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tulsa:

TULSA INTL (about 6 miles; TULSA, OK; Abbreviation: TUL)
STILLWATER RGNL (about 80 miles; STILLWATER, OK; Abbreviation: SWO)
TINKER AFB (about 112 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Abbreviation: TIK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tulsa:

RICHARD LLOYD JONES JR (about 8 miles; TULSA, OK; Abbreviation: RVS)
HARVEY YOUNG (about 9 miles; TULSA, OK; Abbreviation: 1H6)
GUNDYS (about 15 miles; OWASSO, OK; Abbreviation: O38)

Amtrak station:
TULSA (GREYHOUND STA., 317 S. DETROIT ST.) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Tulsa:

TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 8,727; Location: 6111 E SKELLY DR; Public)
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (Full-time enrollment: 3,760; Location: 600 S COLLEGE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.utulsa.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 3,309; Location: 7777 S LEWIS; Private, not-for-profit; Website: oru.edu/; Offers Doctor’s degree)
NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER-SPARTAN SCHOOL OF AERO (Full-time enrollment: 1,653; Location: 8820 E PINE ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.spartan.edu)
PLATT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 709; Location: 3801 S SHERIDAN; Private, for-profit; Website: www.opsa.org/platt)
THE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE OF OSU (Full-time enrollment: 352; Location: 1111 W 17TH ST; Public)
TULSA WELDING SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 327; Location: 2545 E 11TH ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.weldingschool.com E-Mail = [email protected])
TULSA TECHNOLOGY CENTER-LEMLEY CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 157; Location: 3420 S MEMORIAL DR; Public)
CAREER POINT BUSINESS SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 122; Location: 3138 S GARNETT; Private, for-profit)
PHILLIPS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (Full-time enrollment: 116; Location: 539 S GARY PL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.ptsem.org; Offers Doctor’s degree)
CC’S COSMETOLOGY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 91; Location: 11630 E 21; Private, for-profit; Website: www.ccscosmetologycolleges.com)
METROPOLITAN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 89; Location: 4528 S SHERIDAN RD STE 105; Private, for-profit; Website: www.metropolitancollege.edu)
STAR TRAINING INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 72; Location: 3015 E SKELLY DR STE 398; Private, for-profit; Website: www.startraining.com)
TULSA COUNTY AREA VOC TECH SCHOOL DIST 18-PEORIA (Full-time enrollment: 61; Location: 3850 N PEORIA; Public; Website: www.tulsatech.com)
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF COSMETOLOGY ARTS AND SCI (Full-time enrollment: 58; Location: 2909-A S SHERIDAN RD; Private, for-profit)
AMERICAN BROADCASTING SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 41; Location: 7016 S UTICA; Private, for-profit; Website: www.radioschool.com)
US TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL (Location: 7500 NEW SAPULPA RD; Private, for-profit)
MASSAGE THERAPY INSTITUTE OF OKLAHOMA (Location: 9433 E 51ST STE H; Private, for-profit)
TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY-TULSA (Location: 11616 E 3RD ST; Private, for-profit)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-TULSA (Location: 10810 E 45TH ST STE 103; Private, for-profit; Website: www.phoenix.edu/tulsa; Offers Doctor’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Tulsa:

NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,610)
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 73 miles; STILLWATER, OK; Full-time enrollment: 16,937)
LANGSTON UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; LANGSTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,324)
COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; ADA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,429)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (about 109 miles; EDMOND, OK; Full-time enrollment: 10,926)
ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 112 miles; MIDWEST CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)

Biggest public high schools in Tulsa:

UNION HS (Students: 1,853; Location: 6636 S. MINGO; Grades: 11 – 12)
MEMORIAL HS (Students: 1,391; Location: 5840 S. HUDSON; Grades: 09 – 12)
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HS (Students: 1,251; Location: 1514 EAST ZION; Grades: 09 – 12)
EAST CENTRAL HS (Students: 1,177; Location: 12150 E 11 ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
WILL ROGERS HS (Students: 1,137; Location: 3909 E 5TH PLACE; Grades: 09 – 12)
CENTRAL HS (Students: 1,049; Location: 3101 W. EDISON; Grades: 09 – 12)
THOMAS EDISON PREPARATORY HS (Students: 1,018; Location: 2906 E. 41 STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
NATHAN HALE HS (Students: 966; Location: 6960 E. 21ST STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
TULSA HS FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOL (Students: 732; Location: 4929 NORTH PEORIA AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
DANIEL WEBSTER HS (Students: 641; Location: 1919 W. 40; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest private high schools in Tulsa:

VICTORY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 1,395; Location: 7700 S LEWIS AVE; Grades: PK – 12)
HOLLAND HALL SCHOOL (Students: 1,036; Location: 5666 E 81ST ST; Grades: PK – 12)
BISHOP KELLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 943; Location: 3905 SOUTH HUDSON AVE; Grades: 9 – 12)
METRO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 877; Location: 6363 S. TRENTON; Grades: PK – 12)
GRACE FELLOWSHIP CHRSTN ELEM (Students: 708; Location: PO BOX 55236; Grades: PK – 12)
CASCIA HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 564; Location: 2520 S YORKTOWN AVE POB 52247; Grades: 6 – 12)
WRIGHT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 346; Location: 11391 EAST ADMIRAL PLACE; Grades: PK – 12)
TOWN COUNTRY SCHOOL (Students: 106; Location: 5150 E IDIST ST; Grades: KG – 12)
GREATER TULSA CHRISTIAN ACADMY (Students: 94; Location: 7301 EAST 15TH; Grades: PK – 12)
STREET SCHOOL INC (Students: 90; Location: 1135 S YALE; Grades: 9 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Tulsa:

UNION 6TH-7TH GRADE CTR (Students: 2,150; Location: 10100 E. 61 ST.; Grades: 06 – 07)
PHILLIPS ES (Students: 1,092; Location: 3613 SOUTH HUDSON AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
KENDALL-WHITTIER ES (Students: 1,018; Location: 2601 E. 5TH PL; Grades: PK – 05)
EDISON PREPARATORY MS (Students: 856; Location: 2906 E 41 STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
BYRD MS (Students: 835; Location: 7502 E 57TH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
WHITNEY MS (Students: 823; Location: 2177 S. 67 E. AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
DISNEY ES (Students: 736; Location: 11702 E. 25TH ST.; Grades: PK – 05)
FOSTER MS (Students: 715; Location: 12121 E. 21ST STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
LEWIS AND CLARK MS (Students: 683; Location: 737 S. GARNETT RD.; Grades: 06 – 08)
BOEVERS ES (Students: 659; Location: 3433 S. 133RD E. AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Tulsa:

MONTE CASSINO ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 1,136; Location: 2206 SOUTH LEWIS; Grades: PK – 8)
RIVERFIELD COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 497; Location: 2433 W 61ST STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
ST PIUS X SCHOOL (Students: 422; Location: 1717 S 75TH EAST AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
EVANGELISTIC TEMPLE SCHOOL (Students: 378; Location: 1339 E 55TH; Grades: PK – 8)
MARQUETTE SCHOOL (Students: 354; Location: 1519 SOUTH QUINCY; Grades: KG – 8)
SOUTHPARK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location: 10811 E 41ST ST; Grades: PK – 8)
SCHOOL OF ST MARY (Students: 269; Location: 1365 E 49TH PLACE; Grades: KG – 8)
MISS HELEN’S PRIVATE SCHOOL (Students: 221; Location: 4849 S MINGO; Grades: PK – 3)
SS PETER & PAUL SCHOOL (Students: 216; Location: 1428 N 67TH E AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
EASTWOOD BAPTIST SCHOOL SYSTEM (Students: 204; Location: 948 S 91ST E AVE; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Tulsa:

TULSA CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $18,172,212; Location: 400 CIVIC CENTER; 1,251,055 books; 38,170 audio materials; 18,214 video materials; 3,013 serial subscriptions)