Tulsa County · Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
Quick answer
Tulsa, OK has a population of 411,894 and a median household income of $60,093 — about $5,008 a month before tax. That ranks 72 of 94 covered metros by income and 46 of 94 by population.
Population
411,894
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$60,093
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.517%
Oklahoma + local
Income rank
#72
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Tulsa household at the median income of $60,093 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,280 a year in sales tax at 8.517%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Oklahoma exempts or discounts several categories. Tulsa's city rate bundles several voter-approved capital improvement packages that renew on staggered schedules.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Tulsa-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Oklahoma Tax Commission rate tables · rates as published for 2026