Demographic Profile for Tulsa County, Oklahoma
In terms of total land area, Tulsa encompasses a total area of 570 square miles. The county has a very high average area density of 1,003 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Kent, RI (1,008 per sq. mile ), Lake, OH (1,019 per sq. mile ), Bucks, PA (1,023 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lake, IN (993 per sq. mile ), Bristol, MA (983 per sq. mile ), Lehigh, PA (953 per sq. mile ).
Tulsa County, Oklahoma has a population base that is comprised of 70 percent White, 11 percent African American, 1.7 percent Asian, and 8.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 20.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Tulsa has increased the percent of minority population when 18.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Tulsa County, Oklahoma to be 35.8 years of age. The median in Tulsa is less than the median age in the State of Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 34.4 years of age. With a total of 25.4 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Tulsa can be described as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 62.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.
Estimated since the year 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Tulsa from outside the country. The immigration into Tulsa accounts for 26.3 percent of immigration into the State of Oklahoma. This percent of international migration is high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Tulsa County, Oklahoma had a population of 572,059 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 563,832. This growth represents an increase of 1.5 percent. Tulsa ranks 5 of 77 counties when analyzing total population change in Oklahoma and the county ranks 363 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Tulsa County, Oklahoma has a population base that is comprised of 70 percent White, 11 percent African American, 1.7 percent Asian, and 8.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 20.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Tulsa has increased the percent of minority population when 18.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Tulsa County, Oklahoma to be 35.8 years of age. The median in Tulsa is less than the median age in the State of Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 34.4 years of age. With a total of 25.4 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Tulsa can be described as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 62.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.
Estimated since the year 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Tulsa from outside the country. The immigration into Tulsa accounts for 26.3 percent of immigration into the State of Oklahoma. This percent of international migration is high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Tulsa County, Oklahoma had a population of 572,059 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 563,832. This growth represents an increase of 1.5 percent. Tulsa ranks 5 of 77 counties when analyzing total population change in Oklahoma and the county ranks 363 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
