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Real estate agents and brokers in the Tulsa, OK metro area

How the Tulsa, OK metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #248 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma

Listings
1,138
57 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
513
+31.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,817 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
97
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.0
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,069,273
+5.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in the Tulsa metro area spend about $6B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,817 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

There are 1,138 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Tulsa metro area as of September 2026. 57 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.0, 8% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 513 businesses with payroll in the Tulsa metro area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 31.2% from 2019. That is one for every 792 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $799K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Tulsa metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Tulsa metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Tulsa metro area is 44 (lower middle), #248 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma.

How the Tulsa metro area compares

The same measures for Oklahoma and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate agents and brokers in Tulsa, OK metro area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureTulsa metro areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.026.030.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)97101100
Households per official establishment792968788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+31.2%+28.9%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,817$14,392$16,661
Median household income$69,359$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4451

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
513+31.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,188
Annual payroll, 2023
$68M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1,13857 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,105The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$799K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Tulsa metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Tulsa metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,069,273+5.1% since 2020
Households
406,447
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
6,270 sq. mi.
People per square mile
165
Median household income
$69,359+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,898
Median home value
$221,700
Jobs located here
463,622
Daytime population
1,045,426Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Oklahoma for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Oklahoma (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Tulsa metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oklahoma

Metro areas in Oklahoma ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Lawton, OK508919.0133+0.7%#177 of 387
Fort Smith, AR-OK4619221.1119+3.1%#217 of 387
2Tulsa, OK441,13828.097+5.1%#248 of 387
3Oklahoma City, OK391,85732.584+5.8%#293 of 387
4Enid, OK386326.499−1.5%#302 of 387

Other business types in the Tulsa metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Tulsa, OK metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,138 real estate agents and brokers in the Tulsa metro area. 57 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 513 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 31.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the Tulsa, OK metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $6B a year, or $14,817 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,138 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 3% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 406,447 households in the Tulsa metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Tulsa, OK metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

The Tulsa metro area has 28.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 97, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Tulsa metro area would have about 1,105, against 1,138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 792 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Tulsa, OK metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Tulsa metro area at 1,069,273 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 406,447 households. Median household income in the Tulsa metro area is $69,359, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Tulsa metro area scores 44 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #248 of 387 scored metro areas.

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