TULSA is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Tulsa, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Tulsa is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $920 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $38,338 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 55% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Tulsa — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
156,218
- Gender balance
55%
- Male skew
55%
- Median income
$38,338
- 1-bedroom rent
$920
- Living wage
$44,158
- Transit fare
$2
- Rent trend
$920
- Most female-leaning zone
39%
- Republican
48%
- Independent
23%
The shape of the market
Greenwood is the most female-leaning zone, at about 39% men to 61% women.
Tulsa runs about 55% male, sharpest in Jenks (62%) and Owasso (61%).
How dating actually happens
Only about 14% of matches on curated apps like Hinge turn into a first date.
Roughly 1 in 10 partnered adults met their partner online, and the share climbs sharply for younger and LGB couples.
One in four matches never gets a reply.
53% of online daters say their overall experience has been positive.
Dating safety in Tulsa
78% of active dating-app users report burnout: 80% of women (driven by message volume) and 74% of men (driven by a lack of responses).
60% of Americans support requiring a background check before someone can create a dating profile.
An estimated 26% of men have received unsolicited explicit content, far below the rate for women.
56% of women under 50 have been sent unsolicited explicit images while dating online.
48% of online daters have faced at least one form of harassing behavior on a dating platform.
43% of women under 50 say a match kept contacting them after they said no.
52% of online daters say a scammer or bot has contacted them.
63% of men under 50 say a scammer or bot has contacted them, the highest of any group.
11% of women under 50 have been physically threatened on a dating platform.
40% of daters say platforms do a bad job removing fake and bot accounts; only 20% say they do well.
The LGBTQ+ landscape
53% of LGB adults have used a dating app, far more than straight adults.
About 24% of LGB couples met online, roughly three times the straight rate.
About 70% of LGB adults under 30 have used a dating app, the highest-adoption cohort anywhere.
7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012.
22.3% of adults aged 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ+.
Political alignment
24% of Americans say they could never date someone who disagrees with them on abortion.
Nearly a quarter of Tulsa County voters register Independent, a bloc that rivals Democrats and keeps Tulsa more open than Oklahoma overall.
Oklahoma registers voters by party, and Tulsa County is Republican-plurality at about 48% to 28% Democratic, the most competitive metro in a deep-red state.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
A single adult in Tulsa County needs about $44,200 a year just to cover the basics.
Tulsa’s one-bedroom rents are among the lowest of any major metro and have stayed essentially flat year over year.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A MetroLink Tulsa (MTTA) bus fare is $2.00 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Arrow | 9,376 | 55 / 45 | $42,403 | $1,297 |
| Owasso | 6,778 | 61 / 39 | $44,579 | $1,268 |
| Brookside | 4,992 | 52 / 48 | $45,111 | $992 |
| Kendall-Whittier | 4,720 | 56 / 44 | $36,718 | $1,095 |
| Cherry Street | 3,657 | 52 / 48 | $30,969 | $1,135 |
| Bixby | 3,389 | 52 / 48 | $47,670 | $1,365 |
| Greenwood | 3,032 | 39 / 61 | $28,117 | $893 |
| South Tulsa | 2,971 | 59 / 41 | $54,972 | $1,202 |
| Jenks | 2,162 | 62 / 38 | $48,303 | $1,605 |
| Maple Ridge | 2,153 | 48 / 52 | $58,686 | $1,314 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Tulsa, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Cherry Street
Kilkenny's Irish Pub
- Cherry Street
Nola's ...Creole & Cocktails
- Broken Arrow
The Big Biscuit
- Cherry Street
Andolini's Pizzeria Cherry Street
- South Tulsa
Charleston's Restaurant
- Greenwood
Roosevelt's
- Greenwood
SMOKE. Woodfire Grill
- South Tulsa
Sisserou's Caribbean Restaurant & Catering
- Jenks
Waterfront Grill Tulsa
- Owasso
Hawaiian Bros Island Grill
- Brookside
Mondo's Ristorante Italian
- Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge Grocer
- Kendall-Whittier
El Rio Verde Restaurant
- South Tulsa
McNellie's South City
- Broken Arrow
Main Street Tavern
- Cherry Street
The Vault Restaurant
- Owasso
MAD Eats
- Brookside
The Brook Restaurant and Bar
- Owasso
Smitty's Garage Burgers and Beer
- Cherry Street
Coffee House on Cherry Street
- Broken Arrow
Bison Steakhouse
- Maple Ridge
Fassler Hall
- Brookside
Brookside Diner
- Greenwood
The Tavern
- South Tulsa
Gypsy Coffee House
- Broken Arrow
District Burger
- Broken Arrow
The Rooftop
- Maple Ridge
DoubleShot Coffee Co
- Owasso
SMOKE Woodfire Grill
- Brookside
R Bar & Grill