Lincoln County vs Mayes County

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

Lincoln 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.

Mayes County has the higher population (39,406 vs 33,917 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median household income ($59,425 vs $57,279 in Mayes County). Mayes County has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $152,000 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Mayes County
Population	33,917	39,406
Median age	41.3 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,425	$57,279
Median home value	$152,000	$171,900
Median gross rent	$760	$846
Housing units	14,516	18,365
Homeownership rate	80.3%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Mayes County
Population	34,895 → 33,917 (-2.8%)	41,044 → 39,406 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$50,671 → $59,425 (+17.3%)	$50,345 → $57,279 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $152,000 (+37.2%)	$112,800 → $171,900 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $760 (+13.8%)	$745 → $846 (+13.6%)

Lincoln County

Population

34,89533,917

Median household income

$50,671$59,425

Median home value

$110,800$152,000

Median gross rent

$668$760

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)

	Lincoln County	Mayes County
Under 5	5.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.2%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.4%
75 and over	7.6%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Mayes County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	62.5%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.6%	20.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	8.0%	12.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Mayes County
No high school diploma	11.0%	10.7%
High school graduate	41.8%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Mayes County
Drove alone	78.7%	79.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.8%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.9%	7.1%
Other means	1.6%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Mayes County
1-unit, detached	73.4%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	21.6%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Mayes County
Poverty rate	16.5%	17.6%
Average household size	2.59	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1985	1981