Mayes County, OK

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2024 Population

39,604

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.4

0.247% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.2%

8.12% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$60,305

5.28% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$188,200

9.48% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

16,798

0.0238% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Mayes County, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.5% of the residents in Mayes County, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mayes County, OK are Northeast Technology Center (828 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Mayes County, OK was $188,200, and the homeownership rate was 74.4%.

Most people in Mayes County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Mayes County, OK was 2 cars per household.

Mayes County, OK borders Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Rogers County, OK, and Wagoner County, OK.

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United States Oklahoma

Population & Diversity

Mayes County, OK is home to a population of 39.6k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.11% of Mayes County, OK residents were born outside of the country (439 people).

In 2024, there were 3.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.6k people) in Mayes County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.85k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 4.74k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Mayes County, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mayes County, OK was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mayes County, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mayes County, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
24.6k ± 205
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
7.85k ± 443
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
4.74k ± 428

3.88%

Hispanic Population

1.54k people

3.88% of the people in Mayes County, OK are hispanic (1.54k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mayes County, OK as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
105,376 ± 7,864 people
Vietnam
13,032 ± 2,798 people
Guatemala
11,790 ± 2,662 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 105,376 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 13,032 and Guatemala with 11,790.

Foreign-Born Population

1.11%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

439 people

1.17%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

463 people

As of 2024, 1.11% of Mayes County, OK residents (439 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mayes County, OK was 1.17%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mayes County, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
970 ± 177
Gulf War (2001-)
558 ± 124
Gulf War (1990s)
418 ± 113

Mayes County, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.74 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mayes County, OK.

Economy

The economy of Mayes County, OK employs 16.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mayes County, OK were Manufacturing (2,749 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,135 people), and Retail Trade (1,656 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($76,295), Information ($65,833), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($61,905).

Employment

Occupations

16.8k

2024 Value

± 688

−0.0238%

1 Year decline

± 5.82%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mayes County, OK declined at a rate of −0.0238%, from 16.8k employees to 16.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mayes County, OK, are Management Occupations (1,862 people), Production Occupations (1,562 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,481 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mayes County, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

16.8k

2024 Value

± 688

−0.0238%

1 Year decline

± 5.82%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mayes County, OK declined at a rate of −0.0238%, from 16.8k employees to 16.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mayes County, OK, are Manufacturing (2,749 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,135 people), and Retail Trade (1,656 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mayes County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Mayes County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,766

Median earning men ± $3,267

$31,854

Median earning women ± $1,285

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($117,792), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,064), and Information ($67,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($48,750), Public Administration ($46,579), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($40,909).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

76
Other Services (except Public Administration)
59
Retail Trade
49
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$210k
Manufacturing
$51.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$49.2k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Mayes County, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (31.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.02%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.

Markwayne Mullin

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Mayes County, OK awarded 828 degrees. The student population of Mayes County, OK in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 682 male students and 658 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mayes County, OK are White (400 and 48.3%), Two or More Races (204 and 24.6%), American Indian or Alaska Native (158 and 19.1%), and Hispanic or Latino (37 and 4.47%).

The largest universities in Mayes County, OK by number of degrees awarded are Northeast Technology Center (828 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Mayes County, OK are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (165 and 19.9%), Welding Technology (93 and 11.2%), and General Cosmetology (82 and 9.9%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,340 students enrolled in Mayes County, OK, 50.9% men and 49.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 633 records, of which 48% were women and 52% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
165 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
93 degrees awarded
General Cosmetology
82 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Mayes County, OK was Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant with 165 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Mayes County, OK according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Northeast Technology Center

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

828 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northeast Technology Center with 828 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 395 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mayes County, OK, which is 0.912 times less than the 433 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 400 degrees mean that there were 1.96 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 204 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mayes County, OK was $188,200 in 2024, which is 0.566 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $171,900 to $188,200, a 9.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Mayes County, OK is 74.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mayes County, OK have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mayes County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Mayes County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.757%.

Housing

Property

$188,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,925

$11,395

Median Property Taxes

±$532

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mayes County, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mayes County, OK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.4%

Homeownership

2024

65.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.4% of the housing units in Mayes County, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mayes County, OK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$60,305

Median Household Income

± $3,965

15.3k

Number of Households

± 660

In 2024, the median household income of the 15.3k households in Mayes County, OK grew to $60,305 from the previous year's value of $57,279.

The following chart displays the households in Mayes County, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mayes County, OK is from Oklahoma.

0.452

2023 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2023, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.809% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.6%)
Carpooled (10.1%)
Worked At Home (8.15%)

In 2024, 77.6% of workers in Mayes County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.1%) and those who worked at home (8.15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mayes County, OK have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.28% of the workforce in Mayes County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mayes County, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mayes County, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mayes County, OK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Mayes County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.757%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

16.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mayes County, OK (6.31k out of 39k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mayes County, OK is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 22.8% of the children was living in poverty in Mayes County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 288 in Mayes County, OK. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 13.2 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

85.1% of the population of Mayes County, OK has health coverage, with 36.5% on employee plans, 19.6% on Medicaid, 15.4% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.98% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Mayes County, OK see 2,797 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,797 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2639 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 387 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,797 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Mayes County, OK

Primary care physicians in Mayes County, OK see an average of 2,797 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,797 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Mayes County, OK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.9%

Uninsured

36.5%

Employer Coverage

19.6%

Medicaid

15.4%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

1.98%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mayes County, OK declined by 4.14% from 15.5% to 14.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mayes County, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 71.1 in Mayes County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Mayes County, OK.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 43.1% in Mayes County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Mayes County, OK.