Mayes County, Oklahoma

Mayes County has a population of 39,604 and has grown 3.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $188,200, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $60,305.

Home price
$188,200
Income
$60,305
Population
39,604
Unemployment
6.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$188,200county
Median gross rent$858county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,073county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$736county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,233county
Home insurance / yr$5,010(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living86(statewide)
Median household income$60,305county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate16.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.1%county
Unemployment rate6.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.9%county
Share of workers employed by government17.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.0%county
Economic output per resident$68,180county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.65%county
Top state income tax4.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.06%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1627181county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station139 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.5%county
Traffic deaths88.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-6.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.5%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment6860county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible63.9%county
Elementary schools12county
Middle schools5county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians36county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.7%county
Frequent mental distress20.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population39,604county
Land area in square miles655county
People per square mile of land60.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract24.6%county
Population change since 2020+3.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.0%county
Share of households that are one person25.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages4.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls59.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents289county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in1,096county
Households that moved away977county
Average income of arriving households$52,120county
Average income of departing households$47,142county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year46county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.7%county
Violent crime rate423(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.4 incounty
Annual snowfall10.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.45 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F56 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing61 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days212 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 5county
Average first fall frostNov 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$141county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,121 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity46.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas27.0%county
Homes heated by propane19.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood6.5%county
Households with broadband88.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk75.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk71.1county
Landslide risk77.9county
Hail risk65.2county
Earthquake risk58.9county
Tornado risk88.3county
Tropical cyclone risk39.0county
Extreme heat risk90.8county
Winter weather risk79.8county
Strong wind risk92.4county
Wildfire risk85.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Mayes County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Oklahoma figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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