Delaware County vs Mayes County

A side-by-side comparison of Delaware County and Mayes County: population, income, housing, and more.

Delaware County and Mayes County are counties in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Delaware County has the higher population (41,017 vs 39,406 in Mayes County). Mayes County has the higher median household income ($57,279 vs $55,114 in Delaware County). Mayes County has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $164,900 in Delaware County).

Population, income & housing

	Delaware County	Mayes County
Population	41,017	39,406
Median age	47.0 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,114	$57,279
Median home value	$164,900	$171,900
Median gross rent	$868	$846
Housing units	24,282	18,365
Homeownership rate	75.9%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delaware County	Mayes County
Population	42,433 → 41,017 (-3.3%)	41,044 → 39,406 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$41,696 → $55,114 (+32.2%)	$50,345 → $57,279 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$117,900 → $164,900 (+39.9%)	$112,800 → $171,900 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $868 (+26.2%)	$745 → $846 (+13.6%)

Delaware County

Population

42,43341,017

Median household income

$41,696$55,114

Median home value

$117,900$164,900

Median gross rent

$688$868

Mayes County

Population

41,04439,406

Median household income

$50,345$57,279

Median home value

$112,800$171,900

Median gross rent

$745$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delaware County	Mayes County
Under 5	4.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.1%	17.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	14.8%	11.4%
75 and over	10.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delaware County	Mayes County
White (non-Hispanic)	62.6%	62.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20.4%	20.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	10.4%	12.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delaware County	Mayes County
No high school diploma	12.6%	10.7%
High school graduate	38.9%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delaware County	Mayes County
Drove alone	76.0%	79.0%
Carpooled	12.4%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.1%	7.1%
Other means	1.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delaware County	Mayes County
1-unit, detached	65.4%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	3.6%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	26.3%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Delaware County	Mayes County
Poverty rate	18.6%	17.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1987	1981