What percentage of people rent in Tulsa, OK?

Name: Renters and owners in Tulsa, OK, 2020–2024
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48.1% (±0.6 points) of the occupied homes in Tulsa, OK are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 83,137 renting households against 89,772 that own their home.

In Tulsa, the share of households that rent went from 49.3% in 2015–2019 to 48.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.1% (±0.6 points)
Renting households: 83,137 (±1,167)
Median renter income: $43,127 (±$1,114)

Who rents and who owns in Tulsa

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tulsa	Tulsa County	Oklahoma	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.1% (±0.6 points)	40.3% (±0.5 points)	34.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	83,137 (±1,167)	109,868 (±1,397)	534,552 (±3,633)	45,017,354
Owning households	89,772 (±1,215)	162,554 (±1,290)	1,027,837 (±4,261)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,127 (±$1,114)	$46,926 (±$794)	$42,664 (±$446)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,282 (±$2,373)	$92,551 (±$1,347)	$81,932 (±$637)	$100,009

In Tulsa, the renter share is higher than in Tulsa County (40.3%).

It is also higher than in Oklahoma (34.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Tulsa County, Tulsa ranks 1 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 41 of 609.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Tulsa has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	49.3% (±0.4 points)	48.1% (±0.6 points)	−1.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$829 (±$6)	$1,052 (±$10)	+26.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$47,650 (±$587)	$59,838 (±$961)	+25.6%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Tulsa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tulsa
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tulsa	—	48.1% (±0.6 points)	—
Catoosa	8.2 mi	39.2% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Turley	9.0 mi	32.2% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Broken Arrow	9.3 mi	28.0% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Oakhurst	9.5 mi	20.0% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Jenks	9.8 mi	22.5% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Owasso	12 mi	36.5% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Fair Oaks	12 mi	55.1% (±44.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bixby	13 mi	24.0% (±2.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Catoosa, OK (39.2%), Turley, OK (32.2%), Broken Arrow, OK (28.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Tulsa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Tulsa	48.1% (±0.6 points)
2	Owasso	36.5% (±2.1 points)
3	Turley	32.2% (±8.4 points)
4	Glenpool	30.7% (±4.7 points)
5	Sand Springs	28.7% (±2.6 points)
6	Sperry	28.3% (±8.6 points)
7	Broken Arrow	28.0% (±1.4 points)

Showing 7 of 13 places in Tulsa County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Tulsa

How many renters are there in Tulsa?

Tulsa has an estimated 83,137 (±1,167) renting households, 48.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tulsa?

In Tulsa, the share of households that rent went from 49.3% in 2015–2019 to 48.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Tulsa?

A renting household in Tulsa has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tulsa?

The median renting household in Tulsa, OK has an income of $43,127 (±$1,114) a year, against $85,282 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Tulsa city, Oklahoma (place:75000, in state:40).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.