Issue 21
In this month's issue...
This month's Data Blast focuses on population trends in North Tulsa
over the past half century. Significant change has occurred in terms
of the demographic make-up of that community and its subcommunities.
Community Service Council intern, Mike Witham, has prepared this
data blast, and you can expect to see more of his work in the coming
months. Mike received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in
2012 and Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work in 2014, both from
Northeastern State University. Mike is currently working on a
Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Oklahoma. We
are very pleased to have Mike as an Intern in the Data and Research
Department for this school year.
Data for this data blast come from the 1960 through 2010 decennial
censuses of the US Census Bureau. See the complete presentation,
"Population Trends: Tulsa County, Tulsa and North Tulsa, 2000 to
2010" on the Data pages of our website.
This and more data are available on the U.S. Census
Bureau's Website, click here for more!
August 2014
Welcome to Data Blast
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Eastern Oklahoma, a program of the
Community Service Council of
Greater Tulsa, and supported by the
Metropolitan Human Services
Commission.
Data Blast is intended to inform and
educate people in eastern Oklahoma
about population, economic,
educational, health and social trends
in our local communities as well as in
our state and nation.
Trends in Racial and Ethnic Composition: North Tulsa,
1960 to 2010
In 1960, a third of Tulsa County's inhabitants resided in North Tulsa. Since 1960, the region has lost 42%
if its population. Currently, North Tulsa accounts for only 11% of the county's residents. The trend of
emigration from North Tulsa seems to be continuing, according to the US Census Bureau, 2010 census.
In 2010, North Tulsa's total population was 66,824 people, representing 11.1% of the county's
population, and 17.1% of the city's total population. Compared to 1960, North Tulsa's representation of
the county's total population has declined by 22.3%, as well as dropping 27% in the region's
representation of the city's total population. Between 2000 and 2010, North Tulsa's population
continued to decline, falling from 71,988 in 2000, to 66,824 in 2010, a 7% loss (-5,164).
North Tulsa's population trends vary across the region. These movements can be interpreted as they
relate to four specific districts across North Tulsa: Old North; Near East; Far North; Far East/Northeast.
Old North
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While all areas of North Tulsa have been losing population, Old North experienced the most
dramatic decline since 1960, with a loss of over 22,000 residents - from 33,905 in 1960 to 11,599
in 2010 - a 66% loss
The area went from being the most populated area of North Tulsa to being the least populated
Since 2000, the Old North section of North Tulsa has experienced a 10% reduction in population.
78% of Tulsa County's black population resided in this 4 square mile area in 1960, compared to
just 12% today.
Near East
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The Near East area of North Tulsa has transformed from a region which was almost exclusively
white in 1960, to one which is currently flourishing with cultural diversity. Today, the Near East
section of Tulsa is 38% non-Hispanic White, 30% non-Hispanic white; 30% Hispanic; 18% nonHispanic black, and 8% non-Hispanic American Indian.
The population in Near East North Tulsa has declined 26%, from 26,535 in 1960 to 19,560 today
(a loss of 6,975).
Far North
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The Far North section is the most populated area of North Tulsa with a population of 20,956
residents, as reported in 2010.
Far North Tulsa declined in population by 27% between 1960 and 2010, falling from 28,703 to
20,956 (a loss of 7,747).
Between 1960, and 2010, the percentage of non-Hispanic whites that populated this region
plummeted from 86% to 19%.
Conversely, Far North Tulsa's non-Hispanic black population increased from 12% to 66% since
1960.
Having declined by 29% since 2000, Far North Tulsa still holds 22% of the County's total nonHispanic black population.
Far East/Northeast
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The Far East/Northeast section of North Tulsa has declined in population by 44% since 1960 with
a total population of 26,376 in 1960, to 14,709 in 2010 (a loss of 11,667).
The vast majority of North Tulsa's Hispanics reside in either the Near East or the Far
East/Northeast areas of North Tulsa.
33% of North Tulsa's Hispanic population lives in the Far East/Northeast section of North Tulsa.
The population residing in the Far East/Northeast section of North Tulsa is 27% Hispanic.
Far East/Northeast Tulsa has transformed from practically 100% White in 1960 to 46% nonHispanic White today.
Until next time,
Melanie Poulter
Senior Planner, Demography and Geography
Community Service Council
mpoulter@csctulsa.org
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