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Mayes County, OK

Demographic and economic profile of Mayes County, OK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Mayes County is a small rural Oklahoma county of approximately 39,400 residents with a low college attainment rate of 16.5% and median worker earnings of $36,339, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and manual occupations rather than professional services. Labor force participation sits at 57.6% with a 6.6% unemployment rate, and the county's 17.6% poverty rate contrasts with a GDP per capita of $54,217, suggesting output concentrated among a narrower segment of employers. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $171,900 and gross rent of $846 per month—though a population decline of 3.8% over five years and a high homeownership rate of 74.4% reflect an older, settled population with a median age of 40.4.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

39,406

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,305

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.8% since 2018

Mayes County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,901 (62.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone8,084 (20.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,904 (12.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race953 (2.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone360 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone196 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish668
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic463
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island83
  4. 4.Arabic53
  5. 5.Vietnamese38

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,762

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$54,217

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,528

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,697
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,749
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,656
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,522
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,363

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,887
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,299
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,977
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,668
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,967

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.16×)578
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.61×)2,688
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.26×)1,237
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.16×)1,344
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.10×)1,625

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$171,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$846/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,636 (14.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,549 (13.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,053 (9.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999969 (8.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999944 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999628 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,339

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,868 (77.6%)
  • Carpooled1,667 (10.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,351 (8.1%)
  • Walked356 (2.1%)
  • Other250 (1.5%)
  • Motorcycle74 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.