City Demographics, Service Information and Statistics
Below are several statistics related to services provided by the
City. Information and statistics on police and fire protection,
streets and expressways, water, sewer, flood control, and solid
waste service systems are included. Parks, library and public
transit information is listed as well. Except where otherwise
noted, information is for calendar year 2009.
Demographics, City of Tulsa
Population: 397,287
Square Miles: 187
Median age: 37.1
Average household income: $66,003
More demographic information can be found on the Tulsa Metro
Chamber website.
Corporate
City Limits Map
Demographics, Tulsa Metro
Population: 916,457
Male 49.6%; Female 50.4%
Median age: 37.1
Average household income: $64,106
Police Protection
Stations: Headquarters, three uniformed divisions, one support
division, and the Police Academy.
Employees: Sworn-780 Non-Sworn-94
Traffic Accidents: 14,996
Citations: 99,712
Total Calls for Police Service: 379,168
Streets and Expressways
Expressways - 465 Lane Miles
Arterial Streets - 1,249 Lane Miles
Residential Streets - 3,040 Lane Miles
Central Business District - 93 Lane Miles
Signalized Intersections - 491
(includes school crossings)
Fire Protection
Stations: 30
Employees: Sworn- 678 Non-Sworn- 20
Fire Calls - 2,176 False Alarms - 3,910
Emergency Medical Calls: 32,122
Total Responses: 52,529
Average Response Time: less than 6 min. 89.35% of the time
Fire Investigations: 449
Fire Hydrants: 16,300
Water System
Connections - 142,759
Average Daily Consumption - 104.4 MGD*
Treatment Capacity - 220 MGD*
Water Lines - 2,260 Miles
*Million Gallons per Day
Municipal Parks
Parks - 140
2 Nature Centers
1 Garden Center
Largest: Mohawk (2,820 acres)
Playgrounds - 125
Sports Fields - 193
Tennis Courts - 111
Swimming Pools - 23
Water Playgrounds - 28
18 Hole Golf Courses - 4
River Skate Park - 1
The Tulsa Zoo
Picnic Shelters - 73
Recreation Centers - 9 (in operation)
Solid Waste
Customers Served: Commercial (as of Dec 09') - 8,673
Residential (as of Dec 09') - 116,287
Collections Disposed at:
Landfills (2009) - 141,944 tons
Public Transit
Routes - 24
Transit Buses - 60
Lift Program Equipped:
Minibuses - 35
Minivans - 9
Sedans - 5
Sewer System
Plants serving four major drainage basins.
Nominal Treatment Capacity for all four plants - 102.6 MGD
FY 09 Average Daily Flow - 63.3 MGD
Flood Control
Detention Facilities - 113
Improved Channels Maintained - 47
(29 concrete / 18 grass-lined)
