Demographics of Mayes County, Oklahoma

Mayes County, Oklahoma had 40,416 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,362 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Mayes County, in four figures

40,416
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,362 people.; 40.4 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,305 ±$3,965
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Mayes County, Oklahoma's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mayes County, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Mayes County, Oklahoma's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mayes County, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	39,054	100.0	100.0
2021	39,247	100.5	100.2
2022	39,574	101.3	100.7
2023	39,946	102.3	101.6
2024	40,134	102.8	102.5
2025	40,416	103.5	103.1

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Population of Mayes County, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	39,054	+4	−42	0	+44
2021	39,247	+193	−165	0	+344
2022	39,574	+327	−153	+6	+461
2023	39,946	+372	−63	+6	+430
2024	40,134	+188	−71	+20	+239
2025	40,416	+282	−68	+4	+349

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±0.4: for men 39.4 ±0.6 and for women 41.3 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mayes County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	2,259 ±45	5.7% ±0.1	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,912 ±295	17.5% ±0.7	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,100 ±235	7.8% ±0.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,740 ±289	24.6% ±0.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,069 ±288	25.4% ±0.7	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,524 ±461	19.0% ±1.2	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,305 ±$3,965, and income per person $31,246 ±$915, in 2024 dollars. The median is $65,039 ±$439 in Oklahoma and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Mayes County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	2,782 ±279	18.2% ±1.8	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,829 ±330	25.0% ±2.1	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,438 ±243	15.9% ±1.6	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,748 ±232	11.4% ±1.5	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,894 ±298	18.9% ±1.9	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	911 ±172	5.9% ±1.1	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	713 ±132	4.7% ±0.9	7.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Mayes County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	6,309 ±633	16.2% ±1.6	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,820 ±239	20.6% ±2.5	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,999 ±364	15.0% ±1.8	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,490 ±186	14.6% ±1.7	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mayes County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mayes County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	18,391 ±75	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.3% ±1.2	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.7% ±1.2	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.4% ±1.3	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.6% ±1.8	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$188,200 ±$11,925	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$858 ±$46	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±3	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Mayes County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,536 ±0	3.9% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,572 ±205	62.0% ±0.5	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	69 to 217	0.2% to 0.5%	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	196 ±58	0.5% ±0.1	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7,848 ±443	19.8% ±1.1	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	11 to 37	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 206	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,183 ±508	13.1% ±1.3	8.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Mayes County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	27,546 ±616	69.6% ±1.6	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,506 ±610	29.1% ±1.5	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	113 ±51	0.3% ±0.1	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	439 ±107	1.1% ±0.3	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	243 ±74	0.6% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	196 ±76	0.5% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Mayes County among the counties of Oklahoma

27th of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Mayes County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Stephens County	44,310	+3.4%
Kay County	43,490	−0.3%
Pittsburg County	43,320	−1.1%
Delaware County	41,910	+3.8%
Sequoyah County	40,842	+4.1%
Mayes County	40,416	+3.5%
Pontotoc County	38,528	+1.1%
Okmulgee County	37,241	+1.5%
Lincoln County	35,278	+5.3%
McCurtain County	30,744	−0.3%
Ottawa County	30,438	+0.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026