Mayesville vs Oakland

A side-by-side comparison of Mayesville and Oakland: population, income, housing, and more.

Mayesville and Oakland are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oakland has the higher population (901 vs 801 in Mayesville). Oakland has the higher median household income ($61,875 vs $45,179 in Mayesville). Oakland has the higher median home value ($109,500 vs $90,800 in Mayesville).

Population, income & housing

	Mayesville	Oakland
Population	801	901
Median age	36.2 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,179	$61,875
Median home value	$90,800	$109,500
Housing units	326	493
Homeownership rate	62.4%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mayesville	Oakland
Population	545 → 801 (+47.0%)	1,088 → 901 (-17.2%)
Median household income	$39,297 → $45,179 (+15.0%)	$46,729 → $61,875 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$72,500 → $90,800 (+25.2%)	$94,200 → $109,500 (+16.2%)
Median gross rent	$540 → $638 (+18.1%)	$758 → $880 (+16.1%)

Mayesville

Population

545801

Median household income

$39,297$45,179

Median home value

$72,500$90,800

Median gross rent

$540$638

Oakland

Population

1,088901

Median household income

$46,729$61,875

Median home value

$94,200$109,500

Median gross rent

$758$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mayesville	Oakland
Under 5	7.9%	12.7%
5 to 17	31.3%	11.2%
18 to 24	1.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	6.6%	15.2%
35 to 44	22.0%	4.0%
45 to 54	2.9%	23.5%
55 to 64	23.1%	9.1%
65 to 74	1.2%	5.0%
75 and over	3.1%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mayesville	Oakland
White (non-Hispanic)	15.2%	37.6%
Black or African American	84.0%	41.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mayesville	Oakland
No high school diploma	16.7%	3.7%
High school graduate	34.1%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	23.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mayesville	Oakland
Drove alone	83.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	13.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mayesville	Oakland
1-unit, detached	64.7%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	20.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.3%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Mayesville	Oakland
Poverty rate	38.5%	21.5%
Average household size	2.92	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	20	36
Median year structure built	1982	1978