74115 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 74115, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

74115 is a zip code in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, which covers Tulsa, with a total population of 23,534 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 74115 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 74115.

The estimated population of people living in 74115 is 23,534, with a median age of 32.1.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 74115 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
23,534
+0.83%
+0.21%
2020
23,340
 -0.31% -
2019
23,413
+0.28%
-
2018
23,347
 -0.58% -
2017
23,484
 - -

Population of 74115 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 74115 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
37.6%
38.8%
 -3.09%
Black/African American
13.5%
14.7%
 -8.16%
Native
4.8%
4.7%
 +2.13%
Hispanic
36%
31.2%
 +15.38%
Asian
0.2%
0.5%
 -60.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.5%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
6.8%
10%
 -32.00%
Other
0.7%
0.1%
 +600.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 74115 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 74115 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 74115 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 74115 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 32.1 +0.63% 31.4 +0.64% 32.7 +0.62%
2020 31.9 +1.92% 31.2 +4% 32.5 +0.93%
2019 31.3 +1.62% 30 +1.69% 32.2 +1.58%
2018 30.8 +0.65% 29.5 -1.01% 31.7 +1.6%
2017 30.6 - 29.8 - 31.2 -

The median age of the 74115 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 74115 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,285 -17.74% 2,292 -20.26% 1,889 1,858
10 to 19 1,756 +14.33% 1,714 +17.2% 2,014 2,025
20 to 29 1,761 -0.3% 1,721 -14.86% 1,744 1,472
30 to 39 1,615 0.71% 1,687 -9.28% 1,602 1,533
40 to 49 1,270 +3.75% 1,497 +7.08% 1,309 1,605
50 to 59 1,442 -7.32% 1,248 -3.81% 1,339 1,199
60 to 69 834 +50.31% 1,036 -3.57% 1,316 997
70+ 564 +12.24% 762 +31.21% 613 1,019

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 74115 zip code is $38,125.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 74115.

  • Under 25
    $47,692.00
  • 25 to 44
    $39,293.00
  • 45 to 64
    $40,246.00
  • 65 and over
    $32,188.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 74115 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 74115, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 74115 is currently $46,367.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

1.01% of households in 74115 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 74115 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    31.31%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    33.69%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.07%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    8.94%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    5.92%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1.06%
  • $200,000 or more
    1.01%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 74115 is $17,206.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 74115 by the total population of 74115.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 74115 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 74115 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    1.65%
  • Bachelor's degree
    11.44%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.97%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    67.38%
  • Less than high school diploma
    6.56%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 74115 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 74115 zip over the age of 16 is 17,339.

Of those people, a total of 61.40% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 74115 is 55.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 74115 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,591 42.40% 19.10%
20 to 24 years 1,409 79.60% 9.40%
25 to 29 years 1,807 83.30% 14.90%
30 to 34 years 1,703 72.90% 8.10%
35 to 44 years 3,030 75.70% 7.80%
45 to 54 years 2,518 69.10% 8.60%
55 to 59 years 1,336 63.20% 6.80%
60 to 64 years 1,177 53.60% 3.30%
65 to 74 years 1,835 30.40% 0.40%
75 years and over 933 4.20% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 74115. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 9,694 57.30% 9.40%
Black or African American 2,459 60.60% 13.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 986 62.80% 5.70%
Asian 53 26.40% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 80 46.30% 0.00%
Other 2,163 77.20% 6.10%
Two or more races 1,904 66.50% 8.30%
Hispanic or Latino 5,085 72.90% 6.20%
Not Hispanic or Latino 7,745 54.30% 10.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 74115 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 74115 is 9,674, with median earnings of $26,517.00.

Women in 74115 are earning approximately 75.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 9,674 $26,517.00
Male 5,436 $29,788.00
Female 4,238 $22,481.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 74115 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 364 $37,632.00
Business and Financial 104 $49,792.00
Computer and Mathematical 98 $43,750.00
Architecture and Engineering 62 $36,371.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 18 $0.00
Community and Social Service 83 $49,375.00
Legal 135 $13,982.00
Educational and Library 254 $31,071.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 51 $39,583.00
Healthcare Practitioners 272 $41,591.00
Healthcare Support 263 $23,125.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 60 $28,000.00
Law Enforcement 18 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 864 $12,196.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 933 $16,811.00
Personal Care and Service 201 $19,962.00
Sales 933 $18,731.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,091 $29,301.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 15 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,313 $32,136.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 353 $33,750.00
Production 1,206 $34,154.00
Transportation and Material Moving 382 $33,214.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 74115 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 74115.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 208 $37,083.00 156 $37,885.00
Business and Financial 43 $62,159.00 61 $48,802.00
Computer and Mathematical 77 $45,139.00 21 $29,821.00
Architecture and Engineering 31 $42,917.00 31 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 18 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 36 $58,200.00 47 $42,250.00
Legal 106 $0.00 29 $25,804.00
Educational and Library 37 $51,875.00 217 $28,472.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 19 $60,125.00 32 $4,773.00
Healthcare Practitioners 26 $53,958.00 246 $41,193.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 263 $23,125.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 38 $27,222.00 22 $28,167.00
Law Enforcement 9 $0.00 9 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 286 $11,905.00 578 $12,244.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 513 $18,750.00 420 $14,884.00
Personal Care and Service 32 $21,875.00 169 $19,280.00
Sales 461 $20,236.00 472 $16,667.00
Office and Administrative Support 266 $29,483.00 825 $29,205.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 5 $0.00 10 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,258 $32,215.00 55 $29,519.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 323 $36,012.00 30 $21,250.00
Production 918 $40,156.00 288 $21,667.00
Transportation and Material Moving 336 $31,806.00 46 $61,389.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 8,300 households in 74115, with an average household size of 2.83 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 5,092 families living in the 74115 zip code with an average family size of 3.63 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 74115:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,962 513 1,617 3,208
Average Household Size 3.82 3.87 3.72 1.3
Total Families 2,962 513 1,617 0
Average Household Size 3.75 3.42 3.47 0

Poverty

Of the 5,092 families living in 74115, 24.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 74115:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 9,748 housing units in 74115.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 8,300 85.15%
Vacant 1,448 14.85%

36.89% of the total 9,748 housing units in 74115 are rental units. This is approximately 3,596 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,457 are occupied by the owner - or 45.72% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 74115 is $883.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 74115 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    247
  • Less than $500
    342
  • $500 to $999
    2,146
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,074
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    34
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 74115 is $62,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 74115 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,416
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    2,488
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    372
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    50
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    51
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    0
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    53
  • $1,000,000 or more
    27

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 74115. The chart below shows the number of properties in 74115 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    759
  • 1940 to 1949
    1,408
  • 1950 to 1959
    4,290
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,137
  • 1970 to 1979
    567
  • 1980 to 1989
    628
  • 1990 to 1999
    578
  • 2000 to 2009
    266
  • 2010 to 2013
    115
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 74115 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    695
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,177
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,675
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,753

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 74115 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 74115 that commute to work in a particular way.

18.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 74115.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    275
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    864
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,774
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,093
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,179
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    444
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    908
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    98
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    115
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    234
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    121
  • 90 or more minutes
    59

Summary

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