Tulsa

About Tulsa

Tulsa ( TUL-sə) is the second-most-populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma and the 48th-most populous city in the United States. The population was about 419,000 as of 2026. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa metropolitan area, a region with 1.06 million residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with urban development extending into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties.

Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka band of Creek Native Americans, and was formally incorporated in 1898. Most of Tulsa is still part of the territory of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Northwest Tulsa lies in the Osage Nation whereas North Tulsa is within the Cherokee Nation.

Historically, a robust energy sector fueled Tulsa's economy; however, today the city has diversified and leading sectors include finance, aviation, telecommunications, and technology. Two institutions of higher education within the city have sports teams at the NCAA Division I level: the University of Tulsa and Oral Roberts University. In addition, the University of Oklahoma has a secondary campus at the Tulsa Schusterman Center, and Oklahoma State University has a secondary campus located in downtown Tulsa. For most of the 20th century, the city held the nickname "Oil Capital of the World" and played a major role as one of the most important hubs for the American oil industry.

It is situated on the Arkansas River in the western foothills of the Ozark Mountains, south of the Osage Hills (which extend into Northwest Tulsa) in northeast Oklahoma, a region of the state known as "Green Country". Considered the cultural and arts center of Oklahoma, Tulsa houses two accredited art museums, full-time professional opera and ballet companies, and one of the nation's largest concentrations of art deco architecture.

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Tulsa weather: 7-day forecast

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Live webcams in Tulsa

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Living in Tulsa

Median household income

$59,838

Median home value

$205,300

Median rent

$1,052/mo

Median age

35.6

Map of Tulsa

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Tulsa, OK population

Tulsa had 413,066 residents in the 2020 Census.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census.

Tulsa at a glance

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, ZCTA), USGS GNIS, Wikidata.

Towns near Tulsa

• Catoosa8.2 mi NE
• Turley9.0 mi NW
• Broken Arrow9.0 mi SE
• Oakhurst9.5 mi W
• Jenks9.8 mi SW
• Owasso11.6 mi N
• Fair Oaks12.0 mi E
• Sand Springs12.4 mi W
• Bixby12.7 mi S
• Sperry12.8 mi NW
• Glenpool13.6 mi SW
• Valley Park14.0 mi NE

Straight-line distance between town centers.

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