Lawton, OK Demographic Data
Lawton, OK Summary
Lawton is located in Comanche County in Oklahoma
- Population: 98,373
- Area: 81.03 sq. miles
- Land Area: 81.03 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,213.97 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,139.11 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lawton, OK Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
45,012
48%
50.8
Male
49,640
52%
49.2
Total Population
94,652
323,128,000
Lawton, OK Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
7,275
7.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
6,025
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
6,014
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
8,044
8.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
9,817
10.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
14,927
15.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
11,020
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
10,681
11.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
5,675
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
5,030
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
5,569
5.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,262
3.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,313
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
72,082
76.2%
77.2
Female
34,505
47.9%
51.3
Male
37,577
52.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
64,930
68.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
13,305
14.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
10,144
10.7%
15.2
Female
5,388
53.1%
55.8
Male
4,756
46.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Lawton, OK Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
86,649
91.5%
96.8
White
56,540
59.7%
72.6
Black or African American
21,074
22.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,863
4.1%
0.8
Asian
2,400
2.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
170
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,602
2.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
8,003
8.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
13,587
14.4%
17.8
Mexican
7,856
8.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,880
2.0%
1.7
Cuban
523
0.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,328
3.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
81,065
85.6%
82.2
Lawton, OK Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,483
2.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
5,625
9.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
18,688
32.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
15,437
26.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,531
7.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
7,232
12.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4,481
7.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
7,108
12.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
50,369
87.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
11,713
20.4%
31.2
Lawton, OK Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
26,050
34.6%
33.7%
Now Married
31,233
41.5%
47.5
Divorced
11,222
14.9%
11.0%
Separated
2,026
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
4,807
6.4
5.8%
Lawton, OK Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
80,130
91.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
7,247
8.3%
21.6%
Spanish
3,450
3.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,189
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,323
2.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
285
0.3%
1.1%
Lawton, OK Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,728
8.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,865
5.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,031
9.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4,499
13.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
5,766
17.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
5,840
17.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
4,731
14.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,818
11.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
757
2.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
405
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
47,036
57,617
Per capita income
24,517
31,128
Lawton, OK Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
347
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
6,104
16.1%
9.8
Construction
1,294
3.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
8,764
23.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,666
4.4%
6.6
Information
308
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,605
9.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,016
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
3,068
8.1%
11.4
Public administration
2,633
7.0%
4.6
Retail trade
5,300
14.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,418
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
335
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,148
5.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
11,390
30.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,997
18.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
8,921
23.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
8,402
22.2%
18.1%
Lawton, OK Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
43,977
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
30,680
69.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,287
9.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,381
3.1%
5.1
Walked
730
1.7%
2.7
Other means
760
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
6,139
14.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.4
26.6
Lawton, OK Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,827
8.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
12,615
37.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
12,774
38.2%
37.1
3 or more
5,224
15.6%
21.0
Lawton, OK Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
33,440
82.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
14,714
44.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
18,726
56.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7,002
17.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Lawton, OK Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
40,442
1 room
3,100
7.7%
2.4
2 rooms
564
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
3,062
7.6%
9.1
4 rooms
5,521
13.7%
16.5
5 rooms
10,445
25.8%
19.8
6 rooms
8,096
20.0%
17.8
7 rooms
5,052
12.5%
12.0
8 rooms
1,851
4.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,751
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lawton, OK Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
40,442
1-unit, detached
28,200
69.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,187
2.9%
5.9
2-units
1,816
4.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,778
4.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,321
8.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,642
4.1%
4.4
20 or more units
2,050
5.1%
9.0
Mobile home
448
1.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lawton, OK Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,788
4.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,438
6.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
5,253
13.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
8,341
20.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
8,737
21.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,673
11.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,128
7.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,797
9.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,765
4.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
522
1.3%
1.4%
Lawton, OK Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Lawton, OK Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
47295100.0
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5,223
53.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,520
15.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,127
11.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
574
5.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,247
12.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
323
0.0%
0.0%
Lawton, OK Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
18,416
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
312
1.7%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
887
4.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
2,914
15.8%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,904
21.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
10,399
56.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
310
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
771
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,591
19.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,057
16.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,135
11.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,931
10.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,269
7.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
6,272
34.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
471
0.0%
0.0%
Lawton, OK Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
14,714
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,296
8.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,525
30.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,120
28.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,425
16.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,925
13.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
334
2.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
89
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
116,900
205,000
