COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mayes County vs Cherokee County
PLACE A
Mayes County, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Cherokee County, Alabama
Mayes County is 53% larger than Cherokee County. Mayes County earns more, with a median household income $6,442 higher.
MAYES COUNTYCHEROKEE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population40,41626,413+53% vs Cherokee County
Population density6248+14
Population growth-5.4%-3.9%−1.4 pts
Median age40.447.5−7.1
Male50.3%49.6%+0.7 pts
Female49.7%50.4%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born1.1%2.0%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.0%90.4%−28.3 pts
Black0.4%3.8%−3.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%1.8%+2.0 pts
Asian0.5%0.2%+0.3 pts
Other33.2%3.8%+29.4 pts
Median household income$60,305$53,863+$6,442
Per capita income$31,246$32,884−$1,638
Poverty rate16.2%14.8%+1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4320.470−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%16.5%+1.5 pts
Graduate degree4.4%7.3%−2.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%3.9%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation56.9%49.0%+7.9 pts
Median home value$188,200$179,700+$8,500
Median gross rent$858$762+$96
Owner-occupied74.4%81.1%−6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.7%30.7%−14.0 pts
Rent-burdened households33.9%29.5%+4.4 pts
Average commute25.130.5−5.4
Worked from home8.1%4.4%+3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.7%−0.6 pts
Uninsured14.9%7.2%+7.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025